'I felt unsafe': Actress tells of harassment on and off the stage
It started during rehearsals, when her co-star told her he had romantic feelings for her and said he wanted to touch her.
Stage
How high can you go? Soprano to produce a note never sung before at the Met Opera
Soprano Audrey Luna says singing a note so high gives her an actual high.
Birdcage Thursdays review: A careful insight into a life of clutter and chaos
An original play delves into the complexities and frustrations of one woman's propensity to hoard.
Theatre
When Lindy and Courtney came to town
A new play looks at how we judge women and how women judge each other
This Shakespearean send-up is glorious fun
The 1987 Australian play gets a few nips and tucks and comes up well in this new production.
Shakespeare's clowns take centre stage in Canberra
A Midsummer Night's Dream gets a new emphasis in this touring revival.
Dance
Soup and flour combine for an intriguing evening
Common Anomalies Riverside Theatres, November 2 ★★★½
Excruciating, impoverished and boring
Let's not fall victim to false promises.
Making a meal out of a Barbie
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.
Musicals
Joanna Weinberg's new play contemplates the transformative power of music
Through her work at the Arts Health Institute, playwright Joanna Weinberg​ has had a front-row seat to witness the alchemy of song.
Brigadoon abrim with mystical charm in the purple heather
The musical's whack-a-doodle plot involves two American tourists who stumble across a mystical town that appears for one day each century.
Memphis the Musical review: A moving take on the birth of rock music
Lead singer Elandrah Eramiha-Feo tears the house down in this indie production of the Tony Award-winning musical.
Opera
How high can you go? Soprano to produce a note never sung before at the Met Opera
Soprano Audrey Luna says singing a note so high gives her an actual high.
Grab a blood-stained bargain
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.
Netrebko & Eyvazov review: Russian superstar delivers
If you are going to extract bleeding chunks of opera, make it the finest fillet steak.
Comedy
The irresistible rise of Ronny Chieng
Ronny Chieng was born in Malaysia, raised in the US and Singapore and studied law in Melbourne, where his comedy career kicked off after he won a campus stand-up competition.
Kathy Griffin's world tour an act of defiance in the Trump age
"I've got no agent, I've got no publicist."
Technical issues, tears could not keep Kathy Griffin down: review
Of course, it's Trump who is the primary target of Griffin's acerbic, vulgar brand of shock comedy.