Performing Arts
Hadestown proves live theatre can sell out the cinema – meet the Australian director behind the lens
As Hadestown heads to Australian cinemas, director Brett Sullivan reveals how he captured the magic of the Broadway cast.
Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab: more of the best fringe acts of 2026
The emerging writers in the Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab round up more festival highlights.
Adelaide can’t live on festivals alone – and that’s why State Theatre Company SA is stepping up
Artistic Director Petra Kalive is making Adelaide's leading theatre company weirder, fresher and more Australian.
Suzie Miller on writing for the page and stage: ‘All I ever want to do is start conversations’
Suzie Miller is appearing around the country, talking about her phenomenal career as a playwright and her latest novel Inter…
Have theatre audiences forgotten how to behave? Modern theatre etiquette explained
Amid a wave of complaints from stage actors about plummeting theatre audience behaviour, ushers and experts share their ground rules…
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.
Little Shop of Horrors to tour Australia following sell-out Brisbane season
Woodward Productions is taking the cult musical on the road, with audiences hungry for more.
Eddie Perfect brings a new comedy to Malthouse as Dean Bryant unveils his first season
An appetite for new Australian stories meets a robot hairdresser, gothic horror, and karaoke in Malthouse Theatre’s 2027 season.
Stage manager is arguably the most stressful job in live performance – here’s why
Stage managers report high levels of anxiety, loneliness and burnout.
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…