Theatre
![A woman in a short red jumpsuit is standing on a milk crate in the centre of a stage. She is surrounded by dancers all dressed in casual wear.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/In-The-Heights_Sydney-Opera-House_credit_Daniel-Boud_1001.jpg?w=310)
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.
![A person with dark trousers, short hair and a towel around their neck is standing in the distance of a set made to look like an empty pool. There is a stepladder on the top right. Swim.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GRIFFIN_SWIM_Dani-Sib3_PhotoBrettBoardman.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Swim, Carriageworks
A trip to a public pool provokes deep, submerged reflections.
![A man on a dimly lit stage has his arms outstretched. His large shadow is projected behind him on the wall. An Imaginary Life.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/An-Imaginary-Life-production-150724-211.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: An Imaginary Life, Moores Building Art Space, Fremantle
An impressive adaptation of David Malouf's classic novella about Ovid.
![Australia has many opportunities for playwrights. This photo is of a simple office desk, with a computer, open notepad, and tea cup.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-1-e1721101347827.jpg?w=310)
Exciting opportunities for playwrights
Hardly any theatre companies will accept unsolicited scripts. Most playwrights make their way through prizes and programs. We've gathered this…
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Theatre review: A Streetcar Named Desire, Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne
The MTC's take on Williams' 20th century classic impresses, but lacks genuine menace.
![Two men are holding up paper puppets that are dressed in the same clothing as they are. Hare Brain.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/hare-e1721088119345.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Hare Brain, Claremont Show Grounds, Perth
Inanimate objects came to life in this rendition of the hare and the tortoise tale.
![A woman wearing a cardboard crown. She has a black top over a light blue skivvy. La Belle Epoque.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/GH6A6664-e1721086856907.jpg?w=310)
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).
![A woman wearing a fancy ruffly red dress and tiny matching hat is standing in front of a pop art sign that says 'Popera.' She has one arm stretched out.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/4H4A06151.jpg?w=310)
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.
![A man in shadow is crouched over in the centre of the room. Around him are four people, two standing on chairs. They are throwing bit of paper in the air. The lighting is awash in red and white spotlight. Elegies: A Song Cycle.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/47891-1.jpg?w=310)
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…
![Two women argue. The woman on the left has shoulder-length hair and wears a blue and white striped top. The angrier woman on the right has a scarf covering her hair. Behind her stands a man in a red and black flannel short who appears to be trying to calm her down.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/2024-NEW-Sunset-Strip-3756.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Sunset Strip, New Theatre
The New Theatre tackles a play by one of Australia’s hottest theatrical exports.