Review: RIOT (Thisispopbaby, Sydney Festival)
A crazy cocktail of circus, drag, comedy, Irish dancing and slam poetry, with something to say.
January 9, 2018
Caroline Nin on the glitz and the glamour of the Paris Lido
Ahead of her appearance at the Adelaide French Festival, Nin talks about the inspiration behind her show, her alter ego, and festival after parties.
January 8, 2018
Tony Sheldon – home for Priscilla’s 10th anniversary tour
He starred in the first workshop and the original Australian, West End and Broadway productions. Now he's back, with stories about the show's development and his own occasional deafness.
January 6, 2018
Alex Rathgeber finds the heart of the Tin Man
From Raoul in the West End to the Tin Man in Australia, the versatile leading man chats about Lloyd Webber's Wizard of Oz and his own debut album.
December 29, 2017
Review: Prancer & Vixen (Strange Bedfellows, Melbourne Recital Centre)
Opera singers Jacqui Dark and Kanen Breen in cabaret mode make naughty very nice with this irreverent Christmas show.
December 17, 2017
Mitchell’s Funny Girls
Mitchell Butel has gathered a starry line-up of leading ladies to play Fanny Brice in a Sydney Symphony Orchestra concert of Funny Girl.
December 11, 2017
Review: Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Belvoir)
Rock 'n' Soul with plenty of raw, heart-breaking emotion.
December 9, 2017
Review: Amélie the Musical (Daniel Messé)
Amélie the musical is not quite as quirky as the much-loved film.
December 5, 2017
When behind every great G&S actor there was a great backdrop
A new book shows how JC Williamson sometimes saved D'Oyly Carte's bacon.
December 2, 2017
Sydney Morning Herald drops its chief theatre critic
Concerned that Jason and Elissa Blake's new online arts platform Audrey Journal is a conflict of interest, Fairfax Media has stopped using them as contributors.
November 29, 2017
Review: Michael Ball and Alfie Boe: Together in Concert (Live Nation)
The two star tenors deliver together but truly soar when they sing solo.
October 14, 2017
Jonathan Holloway: a festival can give a degree of hope
The Melbourne Festival’s AD explains that audiences in the city, and in Australia, inspire him to go further and harder. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 12, 2017
Hayes Theatre Co announces its 2018 season
Highlights include Blazey Best in Gypsy, a revival of Australian musical Darlinghurst Nights, Aspects of Love, and In the Heights. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 8, 2017