Acting

Theatre review: The Almighty Sometimes, Adelaide Festival Centre
Mental illness in the young displayed with nuance and sensitivity.

Performance review: Bite Club: 2nd Serve, Arts Centre Melbourne
The Brief's Factory troupe returns to entertain and scandalise with their circus tricks.

Theatre review: The Puzzle, Dunstan Playhouse
State Theatre South Australia celebrates 50 years of the Dunstan Playhouse with a David Williamson world premiere.

Theatre review: Cicada, Wharf 2 Theatre
Shaun Tan's picture book about capitalism and individualism is brought to life via enchanting puppetry.

Theatre review: Cost of Living, Southbank Theatre
Making its Melbourne debut, this production explores human connection and the lives of those living with disability.

Theatre review: Two Strangers Walk into a Bar..., Sydney Fringe Festival
An immersive experience awaits in this participatory production, which invites questions about human connection.

Theatre review: The Box, various Tasmanian venues
A complex story of trying to break out of the "box" of public housing and of identity prejudices.

Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Arts Centre Melbourne
A wickedly delicious production from Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera.

Theatre review: Love Stories, QPAC
Trent Dalton's book has been adapted for the stage as part of Brisbane Festival.

Theatre review: Grug, Arts Centre Melbourne
An award-winning show based on a picture book creature.