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Clare Watson is to helm Adelaide's Windmill Theatre Company after five years with Perth's Black Swan State Theatre Company.

Jack shall have Jack and nought shall go ill in this fizzy, funny staging of Shakespeare’s oft-performed comedy.

This is a good film, but was it really worthy of winning the Palm d’Or?

This Danish drama, which centres on a true, intriguing mystery, seldom relaxes its grip.

This excellent production serves as a reminder of the unsettlingly timeless qualities of Pinter's 1960 drama and of the singular comic genius of actor Darren Gilshenan.

Ralph Fiennes delivers a powerhouse performance that won't disappoint fans in David Hare's play about legendary urban planner Robert Moses, directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Anna Ziegler's compelling portrait of British scientist Rosalind Franklin is given an impressive, light-on-its-feet production.

Tom Stoppard's latest (and possibly last) play, screening in Australian cinemas from 5 February, may not be his greatest but it may be his most valuable.

Sport for Jove introduced itself to metropolitan Sydney audiences with As You Like It back in 2009, and this production retains the infectious charm of the first.

While some scenes sing, others feel underdone, nonetheless this production of Arthur Miller's play remains a powerful experience.

Orwell’s dystopian nightmare has seldom seemed quite so up-to-date – and it’s coming to a theatre near you...