Comedian Judith Lucy steps up in a Beckett classic loaded with dark, existential humour.

The Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto brings his signature expressiveness to songs and arias from a half-century on stage.

Sincere and irreverent, this new musical transforms an enduring symbol of suffering into one of hope – and never lets the facts get in the way.

Rarely performed early Italian Baroque works beautifully interpreted by early-music specialists of rare talent.

Shostakovich’s satirical operetta about a Soviet housing crisis gets a funny, inventive modern Melbourne makeover.

Long-standing aficionado Stuart Maunder chats about Gilbert & Sullivan, their ongoing relevance and State Opera South Australia’s G&S Fest.

Shakespeare's tragedy gets a radical makeover in & Juliet, a new musical fuelled by the smash hits of Max Martin.

There's too much going on in Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet but actor Kate Mulvany exerts huge gravitational pull at its centre.

Iron Lung Theatre delivers an astute reprise of Andrew Bovell’s play about trauma passed from generation to generation.

The internationally renowned soprano Siobhan Stagg returns home in triumph with a program of evocative art songs.

This adaptation of the vampire cinema classic Nosferatu dwells in the netherworld between popular and intellectual theatre.

American tenor Michael Fabiano’s Melbourne debut showcases his vocal power, technical excellence and heartfelt passion.