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.

Sigrid Thornton ages disgracefully in a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright’s new family dramedy.

Low lights and beanbags, earmuffs and fidget toys. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra creates concert experiences catering to those with sensory sensitivities.

Led by Sheridan Harbridge, this cabaret about the trailblazing Divinyls frontwoman is passionate and entertaining but still a work-in-progress.

A neurodiverse Peruvian cast defy expectations in this radical interpretation of Shakespeare’s play.

A new production of Saint-Saëns’s Old Testament tale respects tradition while refreshing it with sophisticated minimalist design.

Caryl Churchill’s dozens of disparate scenes and countless characters prove an insurmountable challenge.