A genius stroke of theatrical programming – and a show that wins over its audience in (not-so) straight sets.

LACRIMA reminds us that behind every stitch lies a story and quiet sacrifices that history too often forgets.

A celebration, concert-style, of the remarkable songbook of one of the world's great divas.

Dance might not be his forte, but Dean Nash spins great stories about his quest to crack the musical theatre scene.

Belvoir's Grief and Hayes Theatre Co's Phar Lap pick up multiple awards at this year's critic and industry peer-voted STAs.

Heart and humour but Mama Does Derby has yet to find the balance between sporting chaos and theatrical order.

In her debut cabaret show, Natalie Abbott delivers a moving meditation on love, loss, grief and trauma, while her sublime singing knocks you for six.

A revival of John Patrick Shanley’s bruising two-hander crackles with intensity and possibility.

Tomáš Kantor oozes talent and charisma in this cabaret one-hander about the misadventures of a novice sugar baby.

"It lives!" A vividly entertaining mashup of The Smiths and Mary Shelley lights up the Sydney Festival's cabaret room.

Ambition and autobiography collide powerfully at times, but indulgence blunts the work's emotional and political impact.

Adelaide’s contemporary circus troupe Gravity & Other Myths offers a glimpse of what it takes to achieve perfection in an awe-inspiring hour of power.