Acting
Theatre review: Romeo & Julie, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
Though the title alludes to Shakespeare's classic tale, this contemporary play focuses mainly on the struggles of young love.
Musical review: In the Heights, Sydney Opera House
'In the Heights' offers an introduction to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark hip hop style musical, spiced up with sultry, sexy salsa.
Opera review: Two Remain, fortyfivedownstairs
This premiere Australian production features the true stories of two Holocaust survivors.
Theatre review: Swim, Carriageworks
A trip to a public pool provokes deep, submerged reflections.
Theatre review: Hare Brain, Claremont Show Grounds, Perth
Inanimate objects came to life in this rendition of the hare and the tortoise tale.
Theatre review: La Belle Epoque, Theatre Works
A multimedia play that interweaves different art forms to tell the story of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Performance review: Popera: Sex, Death & Politics, The Butterfly Club
Uma Dobia plays a feminist icon in 'Popera', ready to stamp out opera’s entrenched sexism in sparkly knee-high boots.
Theatre review: Elegies: A Song Cycle, fortyfivedownstairs
A new production company makes its premiere with a slick and funnier than expected rendition of songs about losing loved…
Theatre review: Macbeth (An Undoing), Malthouse Theatre
The Scottish play returns with a few modern twists and a (muddled) feminist focus on Lady Macbeth.
Performance review: Mysterion: Descent Into Hades, Hellenic Museum
An immersive, interactive production where the audience has to undergo quests to unlock the secrets of immortality.