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Sister Act to Streetcar: Your mid-year guide to Melbourne stage shows

Sister Act to Streetcar: Your mid-year guide to Melbourne stage shows

The transformation of the Arts Precinct is in full swing, but there’s still plenty to see and do, from ballet at the Regent to My Brilliant Career.

  • by Cameron Woodhead

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This play is set in 1947. What it says about us will surprise you

This play is set in 1947. What it says about us will surprise you

A Streetcar Named Desire lands with impeccable timing for the MTC. As the nation grapples with the awful toll of gendered violence, what we’re seeing feels anything but dated.

  • by Lindy Percival
Why is one of our most talented actresses so filled with doubt?

Why is one of our most talented actresses so filled with doubt?

As she tackles Lady Macbeth in an updated take on Shakespeare’s blood-stained queen, Bojana Novakovic is keen to prove herself wrong.

  • by John Bailey
Hot nights and cool gigs: Your guide to Melbourne’s best this winter

Hot nights and cool gigs: Your guide to Melbourne’s best this winter

From Rising to Pharoah, a sea slug count and the Reclink Cup, these are your must-see events in the city this winter.

  • by Kath Dolan
They changed attitudes around the world. Now Back to Back tackles the 9 to 5

They changed attitudes around the world. Now Back to Back tackles the 9 to 5

Next month in Venice, the 37-year-old theatre troupe will pick up its latest international gong. But first comes a new play about workplace dynamics.

  • by John Bailey
Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn

Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn

The former prime minister’s famous misogyny speech was a stunning piece of political theatre – and it’s now an acclaimed stage show.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
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‘I was drunk on power’: How this artist channelled his Pentecostal youth for a powerful new work

‘I was drunk on power’: How this artist channelled his Pentecostal youth for a powerful new work

Choreographer Joel Bray revisits his Pentecostal upbringing in a new show that took him by surprise.

  • by John Bailey
The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It’s easy to understand why

The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It’s easy to understand why

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer for women in law. Sarah Krasnostein followed in her wake and says Mitchell channels a ‘strange’ connection with the Supreme Court Justice.

  • by Sarah Krasnostein
‘It was scary’: Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

‘It was scary’: Geraldine Hickey on losing Cal Wilson and the diagnosis that changed her life

After an emotionally tough year, award-winning stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey is back on track (and running on it, too).

  • by Lenny Ann Low
Iconic Melbourne theatre La Mama to pause operations due to funding cuts

Iconic Melbourne theatre La Mama to pause operations due to funding cuts

The not-for-profit theatre says it cannot afford to continue making work.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Expect hissing: this play will animate an audience

Expect hissing: this play will animate an audience

As the manipulative husband and his fragile victim, Toby Schmitz and Geraldine Hakewill provoke strong responses.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien