Ten intriguing stage shows to see in 2015

From circus and contemporary dance to theatre and musicals, the New Year promises countless delights for performing arts devotees.
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Image: Matilda the Musical (US production) via The New York Times

Assembling a list of the very best shows to grace Australian stages and performance venues in 2015 is no easy task; there are hundreds of productions to consider. And until each show opens, and the variables of each production – the interplay of script and direction, dancer and choreographer, set designer and composer are taken into account – we can’t really know how successful any production will be.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts