Acting
![A woman with brown hair and a pink dress and an open book on her lap is sitting next to a man dressed up as a beast, with horns and facial hair. There is a backdrop of a library.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Shubshri-Kandiah-and-Brendan-Xavier-in-Disneys-Beauty-and-The-Beast.-Pic-credit-Daniel-Boud1.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Beauty and the Beast the Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre
A fun night out for the whole family thanks to theatrical magic and big budget spectacle.Â
![Against pink swirly drapes, a man and a woman are sitting on chairs. She on the left is dressed in an old fashioned dress and a wide brimmed hat and carrying a clipboard. He is wearing modern clothes: pants and a shirt. He has his arms wide, in the middle of talking.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/The-Platypus-Production-Image-21.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Platypus, Theatre Works
An unflinching play based on real experiences that hits a little too close to home.
![A woman with her hair in a bun is standing spotlit in centre of stage. She is wearing silver blouse and black pants and carrying a bouquet of roses. Petals are strewn below her. A band can be seen playing around her, in semi darkness.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/MasterClass_LuciaMastrantone_Ensemble_ImageCredit_PrudenceUpton_3871.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Master Class, Ensemble Theatre
Terrence McNally’s play about opera legend Maria Callas gives us a masterclass in stagecraft.
![A woman is standing in front of a red curtain drape. She has dark hair and is dressed in black, with red trim. She is gesticulating, with arms stretched out, dramatically.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/TELOLM-21-06-24-17-3-e1719981760806.jpg?w=310)
Cabaret review: The Exotic Lives of Lola Montez, Chapel Off Chapel
A cabaret tribute to the scandalous 19th century dancer and performer.
![The lighting is blue. On the left a woman dressed up in metallic silver with matching headgear and long sharp nails is looking at a man in a black cloak and a mask on the right.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/M-Copy-of-WHEN-NIGHT-COMES-photo-Jeff-Busby_10431-e1719209369856.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: When Night Comes, The Austral
A multisensory immersive experience that blends theatre and cocktails.
![The silhouette of a woman and a man can be seen behind a lit up sheet. Around them there are planks of wood, greenery and a TV set.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/1.-the-last-train-to-madeline_img-11.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Last Train to Madeline, Meat Market Stables
A two-hander that tracks an evolving friendship through time.
![A woman is lying in a bathtub covered in bubbles. A man in a blue checkered shirt and t shirt sits nearby her and looks down at her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/06-15-24-Cost-of-Living-Production-Morgan-Roberts-6001.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Cost of Living, Queensland Theatre
'Cost of Living' is a play for our times about the price we all pay to be human.Â
![A man with a salt and pepper beard is standing to one side and looking into the distance. He is wearing a white tunic and a crown made of flowers and leaves.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/Robert-Menzies-in-Bell-Shakespeares-King-Lear-2024_Photo-by-Brett-Boardman-31.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: King Lear, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
Bell Shakespeare takes a minimalist approach to 'King Lear' in its first production of the play since 2010 – with…
![Two white men dressed in Victorian era garb sit on a stage, either side of a large theatrical costumes/props basket with a decanter on the top of it. One man is draped in a blanket and clutches a glass looking worriedly at the older grey haired man, who also looks concerned but off downstage right, clasping his hands in his lap.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Daniel-MacPherson-and-John-Waters-in-THE-WOMAN-IN-BLACK-c-Justin-Nicholas1-1-e1714952925917.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Woman in Black, QPAC
A powerful production of this acclaimed British thriller has commenced its Australian nationwide tour.Â
![Death in the Pantheon. On a dark stage two actors are bathed in green light. One can only be seen from the neck down and is holding an ornate drinking contraption, with a red glass case, the other is bending below it to drink.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/20240612181215_IMGL97391.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Death in the Pantheon, Flight Path Theatre
The latest production from Sydney’s Upper Crass Theatre Company is somewhat flawed – but not without its charms.Â