★★★★☆ Kate Cherry’s update of Molière’s 17th-century commedia d’ell arte is the complete package. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Schaubühne’s Richard III and a Floating Palais headline an “every one’s a winner” festival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Shakespeare in Russian, nudes alive and Rautavaara remembered come out of some diverse artistic conversations.
The Bard may have had a little more help from his friends than previously thought, including his colleague and fiercest rival. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★☆ The Wharf Revue offers a welcome dose of political satire and budgie-smuggling hilarity. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The Australian actor has won warm praise for her “enigmatic” performance in David Hare’s new play The Red Barn. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
Wooed off grunge by Maurizio Pollini, now the Adelaide Festival chief loves all sorts of music, preferably unfiltered by labels. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
In Lee Hall’s play with songs, six Catholic schoolgirls sing like angels but swear, drink and shag like there’s no tomorrow. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★★½ Extraordinarily powerful theatre that feels urgent and timely, yet timeless. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The staging is ingenious but the play itself is disappointingly slight.
Meet the Melbourne Festival director who likes making a noise and a mess (as long as someone cleans it up afterwards). Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
★★★☆☆ Great band and nifty moves can’t rescue so-so dreams of low-wattage lovers. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
The English tenor and Schubert scholar will bring a radical reimagining of Schubert’s icy journey to PIAF. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
