Theatre
![The Great Travelling Médecin Show. A range of actors in various eclectic costumes are variously standing and sitting on the stage reaching out toward an actor in a white tunic with a top hat and a doctor's bag.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/1_AH_TGTMS.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Great Travelling Médecin Show, Cairns Performing Arts CentreÂ
Gods were pitted against medical science in this experimental piece.
![A white woman dressed in black with a dark blue jacket stands outside a theatre door. Her short hair is pulled back and she is smiling at the camera.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Lee-Lewis-photo-Josh-Woning-QldTheatre-e1710729569247.jpg?w=310)
Lee Lewis to step down as Queensland Theatre Artistic Director
Lewis is leaving the company later this month after four years at the creative helm.
![A group of physical theatre actors make a pyramid with one person on the top holding a megaphone.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/future-e1710723702568.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Future Proof, Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Physical theatre that asked the hard questions, but needed a little more fine-tuning.
![A ballet dancer dressed in a white frog costume is in mid air with his legs kicking out behind him. On the stage is Alice, with shoulder length dark hair, wearing a purple dress and carrying a red rose. Behind them is an image of a cottage on a wall hanging; it looks embroidered.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Drew-Hedditch_Benedicte-Bemet-Credit_Christopher-Rodgers-Wilson.jpg?w=310)
Ballet review: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Arts Centre Melbourne
An immersive spectacle, sure to unsettle and astound lovers of the classic tale.
![Members of the cast from ‘Akaraka’ by Amarachi and produced by Empty Seat Theatre. Photo: Cameron Grant. Two people standing close to each other with their hands on the person seated in front of them, smiling. Two more people are standing at the back and off to the right hand side, their hands are held together looking slightly serious. All members of the cast have dark skin brown skin and black hair, with a red-orange background.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SecondaryImage1_Akaraka_EmptySeatTheatre_PhotographybyCameronGrant-e1710481190257.jpg?w=310)
'It's an Australian play': how a new CALD theatre company is turning the tables on diversity
‘Akaraka’ and Empty Seat Theatre are built by creatives who hope to lead change by example, one show at a…
![Swansong. A man in a singlet with his arms crossed is staring straight ahead.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/unnamed_11d262.jpg?w=310)
Theatre Review: Swansong, Theatre Works
A one-man play packs a solid punch.
![Qui a tué mon père. A man sits on a stage in front of a backdrop projection of an open road.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/who-killed-my-father-1116-x-652.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Qui a tué mon père (Who Killed My Father), Adelaide Festival
A personal polemic addressing France’s neglect and contempt of the working class poor.
![The 39 Steps. A man in a 30s type beige three-piece suit with a pencil moustache is on top of a box, pursued by two men dressed as police officers, also on boxes - all made to look as if it's a chase sequence on a train.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Jackson-McGovern-Charlie-Cousins-and-Sorab-Kaikobad-in-The-39-Steps_credit-Cameron-Grant-1.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The 39 Steps, Chapel off Chapel
Inspired by Buchan's novel and Hitchcock's film, this award-winning play is a highly energetic iteration.
![A scaffolding like set has several bodies positioned within it silhouetted against a lit backdrop. The Threepenny Opera.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/the-threepenny-opera-1-1116-x-652.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: The Threepenny Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival
Searing satire and a rage against capitalism wrapped up in a love story.
![A sunset on a beach, some actor/dancers in the foreground in front of towering curved wooden poles that look like whale bones.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/IMG_2455-rotated.jpg?w=310)
Adelaide Festival midpoint round-up
Adelaide Festival is in full swing. What were the standout elements for a first time visitor mid-festival?