Deft choices do justice to Brahms’ very “human” requiem. What more could one ask for?

Skilfull direction and performances light up an odd-couple comedy about chalk-and-cheese housemates.

German cello star Maximilian Hornung’s Australian debut solo recital captures the spirit of Casals.

A vitally important showcase of women composers fills a gap in music presentation.

Over-hasty storytelling mars this ballet version of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Suspended between cabaret intimacy and queer spectacle, House of Rot misses the opportunity to connect.

A jazz survivor continues the fight with songs of conscience, compassion and conviction.

Baritone Renato Dolcini leads a memorable journey through the Italian Baroque, from Florence to Naples, Rome to Venice.

An ancient Egyptian mystery, a Beethoven blockbuster and some mellow cello – this SSO concert has it all.

Sad songs tenderly unpacked by two of Melbourne's finest.

A playful evocation of homophobia in the early 2000s by an emerging writer to watch.

This classic of contemporary Australian theatre explores the marginalisation and mistreatment of people with disabilities.