Fabulous performances and sumptuous staging; it's a swipe right for Laura Murphy's TikTokky take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Laura Murphy’s musical The Lovers was first staged by Bell Shakespeare in 2022. She talks to us as Shake & Stir Theatre Co presents a new production.

Belvoir's August: Osage County dominates mainstage awards; Jim Sharman honoured in a ceremony celebrating the best in Sydney theatre in 2024.

Laura Murphy's new Australian musical about theatre and zombies is hugely entertaining, with plenty of bite.

New Australian musicals, revivals of popular productions and new productions of crowd favourites: there's plenty to excite musical theatre fans in 2024.

The first full season from Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer includes Laura Murphy's new musical, a chamber opera and a cabaret festival.

Despite some clever, very funny moments, the new Australian musical about the country’s biggest political crisis doesn’t quite hit the mark.

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After its cancellation in 2021, the rollicking new musical is about to open – and with Norman Gunston as ringmaster, anything is possible.​

This month we take you into places seldom seen, speak to superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann and explore the life and music of the "Black Mozart".

This month we take you into places seldom seen, speak to superstar tenor Jonas Kaufmann and explore the life and music of "the Black Mozart".

This new musical, based on Shakespeare's Dream, is proof that Laura Murphy is a bit of a genius at writing musicals, even though the second act could do with more dramaturgy.