Minions bring audiences together for marathon spectacle
Some of the city's best performers will join Taylor Mac in the marathon Melbourne Festival show.
Stage
Melbourne Festival 2017: Roll up, roll up for the Dark Circus
Roll up, roll up for Melbourne Festival's remarkable Dark Circus.
Festival explores the terrors of performance anxiety
For choreographer and dancer Vicki Van Hout performance anxiety begins like the tremors that precede a volcanic eruption.
Theatre
Kabuki is back at ANU with a comedy about family
The long-running ANU Za Kabuki Club is bringing its 2017 production to the stage.
Discordia: Half-cooked performance art
This reviewer did not take kindly to having to wear a paper bag on his head for half the show.
Betty Grumble review: Gender-bending trash maestro a revelation
She's crude, explicit and filthy - but never offensive.
Dance
Dancers and developers ready to step out
The Sydney Dance Company on Thursday will announce a $7 million-plus refurbishment, including the creation of a new public performance space with Harbour Bridge views called the Neilson Studio.
Floriade Fringe will liven up Haig Park in October
There will be music, dance and much more to enjoy at this inaugural event.
Little-known legend returned to the spotlight
French filmmaker Stephanie Di Giusto highlights the legacy of dancer Loie Fuller in new biopic.
Musicals
Hannaford reigns as King
Esther Hannaford's voice and star quality lifts a formulaic musical biography.
Charisma and soul overcome casting barriers
A Broadway musical's need for actors of colour has opened new doors for performers too often pigeonholed by their backgrounds.
Hayes hits bullseye with a troubling musical
A merry-go-round of malcontents and murderers is brought to dazzling life in a new production from director Dean Bryant.
Opera
Victorian Opera's 2018 season brings William Tell to the Australian stage for the first time
Victorian Opera's 2018 season, Encounters, brings together grand adventures, tragic love stories, an Australian premiere and charming children's tales.
Triple Treat review: Menotti's Telephone wins the night
Opera students presented a witty and clever triple bill of short, one-act operas.
Bringing Handel's Esther to life for modern audiences
From free public rehearsals to a balcony chorus singing Zadok the Priest, this is Handel for all.
Comedy
Seinfeld says Cosby is still 'biggest comedian of all time'
Jerry Seinfeld says he still considers Bill Cosby to be "the biggest comedian of all time", despite the sexual assault allegations leveled at the former TV star.
Why Kathy Griffin has stopped saying sorry
She has been investigated by the Secret Service and spurned by Hollywood but, on the eve of an Australian tour, Kathy Griffin says having two siblings diagnosed with cancer puts everything in perspective.
Australian wins 'Best Comedy Award' at Edinburgh fest
An Australian comedian has been named joint winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, a first for the city's Fringe festival in its 70-year history.