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Theatre
Live Review

Review: Hadestown (Opera Australia and JONES Theatrical Group)

This contemporary retelling of the doomed love story of Orpheus and Eurydice, combined with another Greek myth, makes for a surprising, thrilling musical.

February 15, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: The Flea (New Theatre)

What starts as a petty arrest spirals into something much bigger in this story based on a famous Victorian scandal.

February 14, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Housework (State Theatre Company South Australia)

Some stellar performances, but this satire set in the corridors of power in Canberra doesn't deliver on the promise of an "incisive deep dive".

February 12, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Three Sisters (Virginia Plain & Flight Path Theatre)

Anton Chekhov's unhappy siblings updated in a well-acted adaptation with an Australian 'vibe'.

February 11, 2025
News, Theatre
news

Tim Jones to leave Seymour Centre

Tim Jones calls time on a 16-year tenure. "I’m so proud of what we have been able to achieve over this time.”

February 11, 2025
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the March 2025 issue of Limelight

Big reads, in-depth analysis of Limelight's Artists of the Year vote, and everything you need to stay on top of the classical music and performing arts scene.

February 11, 2025
Festivals, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Mahabharata (Why Not Theatre & Perth Festival)

A powerfully staged reminder that, like everyone else, kings and gods struggle to deal with their own failings, weaknesses and desires.

February 10, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: 4000 Miles (Sydney Theatre Company)

A top-notch staging of Amy Herzog's warm, wise and pithy play about two people from very different generations stuck in an uncertain present.

February 9, 2025
News, Theatre
news

Nominees announced for 37th annual Matilda Awards

Opera Queensland's Straight From The Strait and Shake & Stir's GRIMM among the productions in the running for awards recognition.

February 4, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Wuthering Heights (Liza McLean & Andrew Kay, National Theatre & Wise Children)

A playful, irreverent adaptation of Emily Brontë's doomy novel, delivered by a brilliant cast of British triple threats.

February 4, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Shirley Valentine (Neil Gooding Productions & Woodward Productions)

A charmer of a performance from Natalie Bassingthwaighte, but 40 years after it was written, Shirley Valentine feels more nostalgic than necessary.

February 1, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Aria (Ensemble Theatre)

Fresh, funny and familiar, David Williamson's new family comedy hits all the right notes.

January 31, 2025
News, Theatre
news

Matthew Lutton leaves Malthouse

Matthew Lutton to pursue new creative ventures in international theatre and opera after nine years as Malthouse Theatre's Artistic Director.

January 30, 2025

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