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Developing an operatic take on Helen Garner’s The Spare Room
Composer Jane Hammond and librettist Therèsa Borg discuss what 40 years of friendship brought to the project.
Adoption dramedy Koreaboo is a bittersweet marvel
Now showing in Melbourne, this semi-autobiographical work, written by and starring Michelle Lim Davidson, draws on the difficult history of…
All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little
Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…
Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide
Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.
Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises
A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…
Take another bow: Encore celebrates Australian icons
From Archie Roach’s denim vest to Kylie’s hotpants, the Australian Performing Arts Museum's latest exhibition offers up an Aladdin’s cave…
Who gets to survive the apocalypse? How to Eat Rabbit offers something fresh to chew on
It’s the end of the world and no one feels fine in this dystopian drama, playing as part of Melbourne's…
The fairytales of the Brothers Grimm get a delightfully saucy makeover
Now on a national tour, Grimm is a twisted take on the tales of the Brothers Grimm that is bloody…
Watch Melbourne transform over 55 years of Andrew Chapman's photographs
Andrew Chapman’s remarkable work is celebrated in a beautiful career retrospective at City Gallery in Melbourne.
Deaf artists lead the way at this year’s Melbourne Fringe
Deaf-led projects are hitting the spotlight at Melbourne Fringe, from a performance marrying opera and Auslan, to a panel talk…