Stage
Christie Whelan Browne on Amber Heard and her own #MeToo horror show
After a bruising legal battle with Craig McLachlan, the Melbourne actress is returning to the stage.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Latest
‘Ukraine has to win’: Alexei won’t return to Russia before a war crimes trial
During a visit to Melbourne for Harlequinade, Alexei Ratmansky watched in horror as the war unfolded.
- by Amanda Dunn
‘Like having a Red Bull’: international hit musical arrives in Melbourne
Tony Award winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss were at Cambridge University when they decided to resurrect the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII.
- by Helen Pitt
‘I was spellbound’: This MTC thriller will get inside your head and stay there
Having gorged ourselves on Netflix, The Sound Inside offers a different kind of storytelling.
- by Sonia Harford
‘Intense’ voices and sleepless nights helped Lou Bennett find her way
Two new works honour the spirits of the ancestors in this year’s RISING festival.
- by Daniel James
Simping for Harry Styles? Rising’s youngest performers are with you
Aged between 11 and 22, the stars of Anything & Everything decode their own language in one of three festival shows exploring our online lives.
- by Andrew Stephens
The ballet unlike any you’ve seen before – and why it’ll set a new standard
Kunstkamer was already the most talked-about event on the Australian dance calendar before David Hallberg decided to put his dance shoes back on.
- by John Bailey
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
‘Was I dreaming?’ Local Ukrainians wonder if Australia still cares
A group of Melbourne writers and performers are staging a fundraising event in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
- by Maria Tumarkin
Why is it so much easier to say yes than no?
A new show asks audiences to question supposed truths and assumptions about the world, which we all make, every single day.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
★★★★½
Hamilton
Hamilton is here: and this spectacular show is quite simply a must-see
This musical justifies all the hype. It’s the kind of game-changer it promises to be and thoroughly deserves its place as the hottest ticket in town.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Exit, stage left: why our battered theatre scene needs help
With artists leaving in droves, audiences reluctant to return to venues and universal crew shortages, even stage survivors are worried.
- by John Bailey