Voices for the ages in a league of their own
Queensland Opera’s glorious retelling of Verdi’s La Traviata proves its point with a brilliant set, wonderful music and inspired singing.
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Mozart: a tale of genius and mediocrity
Musicologists may protest the considerable licence taken with historical fact, but Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus is almost perfect holiday entertainment.
How legal drama took on a life of its own
Lawyer turned playwright Suzie Miller says her one-woman play, Prima Facie, is in such big demand internationally “it’s actually got its own life’’.
Dolly Parton’s musical to light up Melbourne
The country music singer’s defiant 9 to 5 musical with messages about women’s and workers rights is set to light up the stage in Melbourne after successful runs on Broadway.
Emotional punch in play’s harsh reality
The stage adaptation of Melina Marchetta’s beloved novel Looking for Alibrandi reveals the generational faultlines in an Italian-Australian family.
World’s best here to grace our stage
Remaining in Moscow after the Russian invasion of Ukraine was morally indefensible for ballerina Laura Fernandez, who quit her position at Stanislavsky Theatre and quickly found a new role.
‘Now we gyrate in a nightclub — we’ve forgotten the rules of engagement’
Wesley Enoch opens up about the revival of his hit jazz musical The Sunshine Club, about a Brisbane dance hall run by an Aboriginal man in assimilation-era Queensland.
Change in the air as sun shines on Indigenous dance musical
Indigenous musical The Sunshine Club will hit the stage for the first time in more than 20 years on Saturday as the fight for First Nations recognition again becomes front and centre.
Peter Brook, the director who wrote the book on space exploration
Peter Brook could conjure up marvels of dramatic invention, often in places far remote from any traditional stage.
She hung up her pointe shoes … and now carries an AK-47
This ballerina has left the National Opera of Ukraine so she can strap on an assault rifle to help defend her homeland from the Russians.
Novel approach lifts Tenant’s enjoyment
Anne Bronte’s gothic novel has been adapted for the stage and its depiction of domestic abuse is as shocking as it was in 1848.
Little shines through gloom of flaws, farce
Ladies in Black worked well, but Come Rain or Come Shine looks like it was hurried to the stage – and its shortcomings are conspicuous.
Delights many in truly funny comic ballet
We can never know precisely what Petipa’s original work was like, but the Australian Ballet’s Harlequinade is a charming victory.
From NRL to acting: ‘Fake it ’til you make it’
Michael Bani on growing up barefoot in the Torres Strait, his rugby league career — and performing in the Harry Potter stage show.
Delights of dancers save Li’s safe choices
Queensland Ballet has been revolutionised by the arrival of Li Cunxin, and the evidence of his success if everywhere, but it needs to look beyond a safe repertoire.
A few good presidents
Aaron Sorkin, the prolific – and wordy – playwright and screenwriter, says the world still needs heroes that don’t wear capes.
Trick is to honour comedy, history of show-and-tell magic
One of the great things about the show is the respect it pays to a centuries-old tradition of popular theatre.
‘A phenomenal process’: inside the new-look Sydney Opera House
After a two-year makeover costing $300 million, Australia’s iconic cathedral of the arts – and one of the glories of world architecture – is almost ready for its close-up.
Rewards at last from repeated Covid delays
Ritual and geometry come into play in a collaboration between Chunky Move and Adelaide’s Restless Dance Theatre.
Stage favourite soars with heart and harmony
Based on the Disney film and the story created by Pamela Travers, Mary Poppins is big on spectacle and has a huge heart.
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