Melbourne
Funeral Flowers review: a one-woman masterpiece at Red Stitch
Lucy Ansell delivers a knock-out performance in Funeral Flowers, a Scotsman Fringe First-winning play by British playwright Emma Dennis-Edwards.
Mackenzie is more than a teen-pop twist on Macbeth – it's a test for Australian theatre
By betting on Mackenzie, Yve Blake's Y2K-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s darkest tragedy, Bell Shakespeare wagers that the classics still…
The Castle is coming to the stage – and the iconic Aussie film's creators are leading the adaptation
Working Dog joins forces with Michael Cassel for a brand-new stage production of The Castle, coming to Melbourne in 2027.
Uncle Vanya review: Chekhov's classic gets a barnstorming update
This Melbourne production of Uncle Vanya ups the laughter without losing sight of the class divide that fuelled Chekhov’s work.
'It's Melbourne's turn': million-dollar fund to fast-track the next generation of Australian musicals
The Musical Theatre Development Fund is a $1 million investment in the creation of original musicals in Victoria.
Plans unveiled for 500-seat theatre in Footscray
The City of Maribyrnong is now trying to secure funding to construct its new creative precinct in Melbourne's Footscray.
Vista by Stephanie Lake Company review: from monochrome to full colour
The latest work from Melbourne-based Stephanie Lake Company, Vista gives us one view of the vicissitudes of life… and then…
Blak & Bright Writers Festival asks who has the right to offend?
Authors at this year's Blak & Bright Writers Festival will gather to discuss censorship, resistance and who is punished for…
Anna Funder: 'I have zero interest in a book produced by a machine'
Ahead of her international tour, author Anna Funder speaks to ArtsHub about why we need to hold onto storytelling in…
Can Pretty Woman nab the fairytale ending and make it on stage in Australia?
After the worrying early closures of Beetlejuice and Back to the Future, the movie-to-musical path is no longer a guarantee…