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![A young blonde woman in denim jacket (Ashleigh Hermann) is staring across a table at an older man (Daniel Mitchell) in 'Blackbird.'](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Blackbird-31.jpeg?w=310)
Theatre review: Blackbird, Wentworth Falls School of Arts
Exploring the devastating power of trauma and guilt, director Paulina Kelly’s production of ‘Blackbird’ was uncomfortable, shocking – and brilliant.Â
![A kitchen scene. Two women are on the left at a table, one seated, another perched on the table. A man is on the right, riding a tiny child's tricycle. The Children.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Caroline-Brazier-Nicola-Bartlett-Humphrey-Bower.-Image-Philip-Gostelow1.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Children, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA
Environmental disaster and the rocky affairs of the heart are braided in this production.
![Two woman are enshrouded in darkness. The one on the left, who has short dark hair, is holding a lamp. The other one has long white hair. The Turn of the Screw by Hayes Theatre.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Julie-Lea-Goodwin-Catherine-Bouchierin-Turn-of-the-Screw-PHOTO-Grant-Leslie-e1725413415883.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: The Turn of the Screw, Hayes Theatre
Director Craig Baldwin and the Hayes Theatre Co breathe new life into a Benjamin Britten classic.
![A woman prepares for an acting school audition.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/filming-4371566_1280.jpg?w=310)
Are auditions for acting schools fair?
Auditions at acting schools have become a mini industry. But many are concerned about the practice's economics and accessibility.
![Christopher Hillier, Sky Ingram, Anna Dowsley and Nicholas Lester in modern resort lounge gear sitting and standing on steps on production of Così fan tutte.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/Christopher-Hillier-as-Don-Alfonso-Sky-Ingram-as-Fiordiligi-Anna-Dowsley-as-Dorabella-Nicholas-Lester-as-Guglielmo1.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: Così fan tutte, Her Majesty’s Theatre
State Opera South Australia’s 'Così fan tutte' features a musical ‘six of the best’.
![Two black men. Ras-Samuel is sitting on unmade bed with a pile of cards. He is wearing a yellow singlet and blue shorts. Damon Manns is in background seated, wearing a vest and white shirt. They are in the MTC play Top Dog/Underdog.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Topdog-Underdog-Ras-Samuel-with-Damon-Manns-Photo-by-Sarah-Walker1.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Topdog/Underdog, Southbank Theatre
Two brothers wrestle with sibling rivalry, the stains of the past and the uncertainty of the future.
![A teenage boy in red is seated a table with two chairs. Around him are four people seated on the edge of the rectangular platform while two other people are standing in the shadows.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/BELVOIR_CuriousIncidentDogNight_Production_0013691.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Belvoir St TheatreÂ
This stage adaptation of a bestselling book gets to the heart of a mystery.
![In the middle of a swirling foggy dark stage with a bright spotlight behind two silhouetted figures stand. The monster creation is carrying Dr Frankenstein in his arms.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/4.-Frankenstein-ProdShots-2024-Jeremiah-Wray-Darcy-Brown-e1724645481134.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Frankenstein, Princess Theatre
Video screens and stage effects amplify Shelley's classic novel.
![A blonde woman in a red and white print dress and a white cardigan is standing with her head bent to one side and looking down.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Milk-and-Blood_photo-Sarah-Walker-04981.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Milk and Blood, fortyfivedownstairs
Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.
![A woman with brown curly hair is wearing an elaborate golden costume that covers her entire body.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/An-Evening-Without-Kate-Bush-Photo-Claudio-Raschella1.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Kate Bush may not be present on stage but Sarah-Louise Young does an excellent job of channelling the singer.