1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (219+ words) Melbourne Shakespeare Company is proud to present Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a luminous, poetic reimagining of the Greek myth, directed by multi-award-winner Gary Abrahams. Following acclaimed sold-out seasons at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with a production of exceptional artistic ambition…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (253+ words) WELCOME TO THE RING. ONLY ONE SURVIVES. A lean, brutal modern classic " a companion piece to C*ck, turning the workplace into a gladiatorial arena. Just one month after staging Bartlett's C*ck, we turn to Bull " an elemental, unflinching…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (703+ words) Starting out as The Elizabethan Theatre Trust, whose first performance was The Marriage of Figaro in Adelaide in 1956, Opera Australia has endured countless highs and lows to become one of the nation's oldest arts companies. Undoubtedly it's the largest, so…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (807+ words) This all-American musical starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Rob Mills is set apart by Grammy winner Sara Bareilles's songs. Based on the 2007 indie film written and directed by Adrienne Shelly, Waitress the musical is, like its inspiration, much loved at home…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (580+ words) Cameron Lam surveys the latest (and upcoming) Classical, Jazz, and Sound Art releases on this month's Australian Art Music playlist. Welcome to the Australian Art Music playlist! A monthly playlist of classical, jazz, experimental and electronic music focused on contemporary…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (329+ words) The world premiere of STELLA: A New Australian Musical celebrates Stella Miles Franklin's own dramatic story when it debuts at Monash University's Alexander Theatre for a strictly limited season from 1220 June. Literary icon Miles Franklin's life, marked by poverty, entrenched…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (389+ words) A near perfect musical fusion where the mystical and mythical meet. Thursday night and Camelot Lounge is pumping with a mixed, almost unexpected crowd, melding young and old, with a few kids thrown into the mix for good measure. They're…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (553+ words) Annual report shows audiences responding to ambitious repertoire but temporary loss of Melbourne home base continues to weigh on box office. The Australian Ballet has reduced its annual operating loss to $4. 7 million in 2025, down from $6 million the previous year, as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (284+ words) The Artistic Director of Victorian Opera tells us about his passion for G&S and the musical celebration he is directing for Opera Australia. You are known to be obsessed with G&S. Why'do'you find their repertoire so special? Obsessed with…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (533+ words) Dennis Mc Intosh was 12 when Melbourne's West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school" something hehas never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia's deadliest industrial accident. For the past…...