Pamela Rabe is an unforgettable Ranevskaya in Eamon Flack's production of Chekhov’s last play for Belvoir.

The names of the 50 finalists for the APRA Professional Development Awards have been announced, including composers Connor D'Netto and Samantha Wolf, and musical theatre performer/writer Maggie McKenna.

Despite making redundancies last year, Opera Australia has posted a sizeable deficit. "It doesn't look pretty," says CEO Rory Jeffes, but he believes OA is now better placed to deal with further disruptions.

The musical performer discusses playing the Phantom in the West End and now for Opera Australia, as well as panic attacks and the power of meditation.

First staged in 1995, this landmark Australian play still has plenty to say, though there is room for more emotional depth in this production.

German-Australian artist Kathrin Longhurst takes home the 30th annual Archibald Packing Room Prize, while Limelight cartoonist Peter Berner is also an Archibald finalist.

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

We look at Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and why it has inspired so many adaptations, composing women past, present and future, and the piano works of an overlooked Australian composer lost and found.

Tour-de-force dance-theatre makeover of Australia's first woman PM is a must-see.

Funny and thought-provoking, a new American play that grapples with the truth.

A fascinating visual slice of fin de siècle Australian theatrical life.