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Picnic rug drama plays the GFC for laughs
Bankers face a bumpy ride on a blanket in this cool-toned satire set in a New England park.
Bankers face a bumpy ride on a blanket in this cool-toned satire set in a New England park.
Like many of President Donald Trump's tweets, the one lashing out at filmmaker Michael Moore seemed to come out of nowhere.
The musical's whack-a-doodle plot involves two American tourists who stumble across a mystical town that appears for one day each century.
A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a new emphasis in this touring revival.
This Aussie variation on A Midsummer Night's Dream puts the clowns centre stage.
If you've got the spine, Seance brings the tingle.
Let's not fall victim to false promises.
Liveworks has a range of new works showing until October 29. So if the pieces I saw on opening night were disappointing, they are only a fraction of what lies ahead.
A dance-theatre work on the topic of the Arab-Israeli conflict is enhanced by darkly funny layers of irony, self-criticism and parody.
The musical's whack-a-doodle plot involves two American tourists who stumble across a mystical town that appears for one day each century.
Lead singer Elandrah Eramiha-Feo tears the house down in this indie production of the Tony Award-winning musical.
"I'm very aware of having a certain kind of Australian identity on television or film or stage," Gary Sweet says. "But as an actor you want to be as versatile as you can be."
Even with an entire warehouse for a wardrobe, eventually something has to give, which is why Opera Australia will stage the garage sale to end all garage sales this weekend, with more than 2000 wild and wacky outfits for sale.
If you are going to extract bleeding chunks of opera, make it the finest fillet steak.
Victorian Opera's 2018 season, Encounters, brings together grand adventures, tragic love stories, an Australian premiere and charming children's tales.
"I've got no agent, I've got no publicist."
Of course, it's Trump who is the primary target of Griffin's acerbic, vulgar brand of shock comedy.
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.
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