live performance
Dance review: We Call It Ballet: Sleeping Beauty, Capitol Theatre
Fluoro-lit ballet that has little to do with the classic fairytale.
Performance review: Pride and Prejudice – An Adaptation in Words and Music, Arts Centre Melbourne
A dramatic reading of the beloved Austen novel, with musical accompaniment.
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.
Comedy review: The Racist Immigrants, Sydney Fringe Festival
POC comedians indulge and take a swipe at ethnic stereotypes.
Theatre review: Cicada, Wharf 2 Theatre
Shaun Tan's picture book about capitalism and individualism is brought to life via enchanting puppetry.
Opera review: Puccini Gala: Suor Angelica, Athenaeum Theatre
A one-act opera and gala concert that showcases the best of Melbourne Opera talent.
Dance review: Dredge, Theatre Works
Dance theatre that tracks the beginning of life and follows it to modernity.
Dance reviews: Twofold, Rosyln Packer Theatre
Sydney Dance Company’s latest offering is a double act: Rafael Bonachela’s 'Impermanence' – which debuted in 2021 – and a…