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A contemporary interpretation of the dastardly deeds of King Henry VIII, Six rocks. Its pop vibe is a sure-fire winner. The six wives of...

Love is in the air, but there are those who have other ideas. That, in a nutshell is the premise of Harlequinade. It is based on commedia...

Kaleidoscope is a maze of mirrors that had me totally flummoxed. Set up in the forecourt of Arts Centre Melbourne, the outside...

Bold, brassy, belligerent, sensitive and respectful. The supremely talented Christie Whelan-Browne is all that and much more as she...

The Invisible Opera literally gives you a grandstand seat to the comings and goings in Melbourne’s CBD. With seven rows of tiered seating...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is an extraordinary triumph of talent and theatricality. It is the very finest of entertainment involving a...

The Rising cultural and artistic festival, which has taken over from what used to be called White Night and the International Arts...

The Wilds, which is the centrepiece of this year’s Rising cultural and artistic festival, is a sensory sensation that I would highly...

Five lost souls in their early 30s try to get more out of life than what they have in John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. Set in a...

Two strangers find themselves trapped in a barren room with a gun. They have no idea how they got there or what will become of them. In...

What is fact and what is fiction? You are left asking that question after an exhilarating 50 minutes at Chapel Off Chapel, with the...

Two loners connect over literature. One is a 53-year-old Yale professor of creative writing. The other is a freshman who is engaged by...

Manipulative youngsters behaving badly. Well, two in particular. That is what Cruel Intentions The 90’s Musical is all about. It is based...

So, you think you know the Cinderella story – the one about the poor “servant” to the evil stepmother and her taunting stepsisters? Well,...

The story and staging remain just as utterly absorbing and intoxicating in the new, one part Harry Potter and The Cursed Child as when it...

Sensory deprivation, in particular that of sight, results in acuity of sound in the four-part immersive experience that is Darkfield. The...

The treatment of indigenous Australians and their remains is in the spotlight in The Return. Inspired by Yorta Yorta man Jason Tamiru’s...

If anything will put you off working at a fast-food outlet, look no further than Red Stitch’s latest production. A world premiere, Fast...

Driftwood: The Musical is a heart-wrenching and inspiring piece of musical theatre, reflecting a dark period of history that changed and...

Treachery and subterfuge abound in the Australian premiere of a new production of Richard Wagner’s otherworldly romance Lohengrin. It is...