A stripped back take on Shakespeare’s tragedy boldly chooses not to play the racism card – with mixed results.

In a well-cast production of jaw-dropping design and theatricality, playwright Tom Wright returns to Troy to explore timeless themes of war.

Noni Hazlehurst brings Daniel Keene’s retired publican to life in a play that’s greater than the sum of its minimal parts.

This family drama with flashes of humour takes an intimate look at South Africa under apartheid.

This bold, beautifully staged adaptation of an opera classic ditches the outdated bits so we can still enjoy Mozart’s glorious music.

The Melbourne-born international opera star presents a very personal program of surprising stylistic diversity.

To be or not to be a parent? That is the question in this new Australian play that also explores friendship and relationships.

Marina Prior leads a winning local cast in this bittersweet new musical that won five Tony awards.

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

An astonishingly good Dolly Parton dupe provides nearly all the style for a jukebox musical otherwise short on substance.

With a different performer cold-reading every night, plus some video trickery, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s new show is enjoyably unsettling.

Rhoda Roberts’ monologue about her Olympic boxer cousin is also the story of the First Nations people’s fight for justice and respect.