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Theatre
Live Review

Review: Top Silk (Ensemble Theatre)

An assured revival reveals the enduring relevance of David Williamson’s 1989 story of ambition and compromise.

August 6, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Lacuna (Griffin Theatre Company)

Truthful characters and good performances keep the audience connected to this high-concept piece about contemporary labour, sexuality and identity.

August 6, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Goodnight Sweet Prince (Sendfor Productions & Old Fitzroy Theatre)

A compelling chamber Hamlet probes grief and trauma while leaving much behind.

August 4, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: At What Cost? (Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company)

Nathan Maynard's uncompromising drama interrogates history, identity and who belongs within Community.

August 2, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Funeral Flowers (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre)

Lucy Ansell shines in a production whose exceptional craft outweighs its narrative limitations.

July 31, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Velvet Inferno (Sydney Opera House & Rix Management)

Now in its third iteration, this cabaret-circus confection continues to shake its groove thang with its irresistible disco soundtrack.

July 30, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Uncle Vanya (Melbourne Theatre Company)

Joanna Murray-Smith’s farcical adaptation sacrifices Chekhov's emotional depth for superficial comedy.

July 30, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Ned Kelly: The Musical (Victorian Opera)

Reg Livermore's 1970s passion project gets a fresh charge in this deft Vic Opera revival.

July 28, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Bennelong in London (Sydney Theatre Company)

The greatest strength of Jane Harrison's new play lies in its refusal to simplify its central figure.

July 25, 2026
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Casey and Diana (Mi Todo Productions)

A modestly produced but finely acted Australian premiere finds humour, hope and heartbreak in a royal visit to a Canadian AIDS hospice.

July 24, 2026
Opera, Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Merry Widow (Opera Australia)

Making her title role debut, Emma Pearson invites us to the Silver Age of Viennese operetta, and the entire company comes to the party.

July 23, 2026
Classical Music, Dance, Theatre
news

Northern Territory Performing Arts Awards nominations announced

Violinist-composer Netanela Mizrahi earns nominations across three categories in this celebration of NT creatives both on and off the stage.

July 23, 2026
News, Theatre
news

Second cities unite to develop major Australian theatre works

Creative Australia funds a pilot program to co-invest in the commissioning, development and presentation of new Australian theatre works beyond the capital cities.

July 23, 2026

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