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The first Aussie novel Reese Witherspoon chose for her book club is hitting the Melbourne stage
Pip Williams’ acclaimed Dictionary of Lost Words is now a hit play – but that’s not all; there’s a TV series in the works too and even a “book-concerto”.
- by Hannah Story
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Award-winning play from American Beauty director to make Australian premiere
The Lehman Trilogy won five Tony Awards for its Broadway run, and five-star reviews for its premiere season in London.
- by Hannah Story
Atomic testing and displacement drive Bangarra’s extraordinary new show
For her first outing as artistic director of the esteemed dance company, Frances Rings has gone back to the source - in every sense.
- by Karl Quinn
China bans West End-bound theatre production
China has banned the West End-bound theatre production of The Mongol Khan and put the cast, including foreigners, under surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
‘We’ve learnt his accent’: Meet the Melbourne kids playing young Elvis
Four tweens cast as young Elvis are living their best lives, starring in the musical about to make its Melbourne debut.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Hungry, tired and confused? The bachelor dream is a nightmare
I’m a momentary bachelor, fending for myself, while my wife is off doing a show.
- by Richard Glover
A spoonful of theatre magic in a most delightful way with Mary Poppins
It garnered five-star reviews in London and now Mary Poppins the musical is set to open in Perth.
- by Kerrie OBrien
As referendum approaches, play gives Indigenous peoples at first contact a voice
A new production of Jane Harrison’s The Visitors by Sydney Theatre Company closes on referendum day, but the timing is coincidental.
- by Steve Dow
‘I have only my genius to declare’: The wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde
As The Importance of Being Earnest opens at Sydney Theatre Company, we look back at the writer’s genius, with help from actor Helen Thomson.
- by John Shand
Anything goes in this theatre show - except staying in your seat
Love Lust Lost is an immersive theatrical experience set across a two-square-kilometre, multi-level labyrinth.
- by John Bailey
Why musicals are booming – and upping security
With a hype normally reserved for pop stars, Australian musical theatre is enjoying a surge in popularity, thanks to a new generation of adoring, TikTok-using super fans.
- by Linda Morris