A theatrical life so rich you really couldn’t make it up.

From delinquent youth to celebrated portrait artist, this is an extraordinary tale.

A ripping yarn about musical women afloat in Vivaldi’s Venice.

This theatrical novel is a rich and ambitious debut for Pike, whose earlier critique of Zelda Fitzgerald was shortlisted for the AUHE Prize.

An actor speaks, offering thoughts that are illuminating, humane, intelligent and sharp.

Gale Edwards' production of Ionesco's absurdist tour de force, starring Paul Capsis and iOTA, is brilliant, thought-provoking theatre.

A radical reassessment that refuses to throw the Bard out with the bathwater.

This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.

This handsome new biography sets the record straight.

Rich fruitcake of a book guaranteed to make you want to break into song.

Neill charts the remarkable adventures of a Melburnian operatic dynasty.

Diana Simmonds considers the showbiz adage, ‘never work with animals or children’, as sound advice on the animal front.