Don’t be a Scrooge:Where to get your festive on this Christmas

Don’t be a Scrooge:Where to get your festive on this Christmas

From a Christmas Carol to the Nutcracker,Carols in the Domain and Home Alone,there’s something in the stocking for everyone.

  • byCameron Woodhead

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He received death threats for a joke about Jesus,now Reuben Kaye is in Jesus Christ Superstar

He received death threats for a joke about Jesus,now Reuben Kaye is in Jesus Christ Superstar

The cabaret star is the “power-hungry,extravagant child nepo baby” King Herod in the latest revival of the enduring musical.

  • byCassidy Knowlton
Dancing mermaids and salty pirates:The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’

Dancing mermaids and salty pirates:The show that revels in being ‘something Netflix can’t do’

It won five Tony awards,now the hit Broadway show Peter and the Starcatcher has been given an Australian makeover.

  • byLenny Ann Low
An Australian literary classic gets a mixtape makeover

An Australian literary classic gets a mixtape makeover

My Brilliant Career the musical finds a bit of Billie Eilish in Miles Franklin’s heroine.

  • byMichael Dwyer
This play is about a violent man. So why is he played by a woman?

This play is about a violent man. So why is he played by a woman?

In the face of Australia’s shocking rates of domestic violence,our grittiest theatre makers take a bold new approach.

  • byKylie Northover
‘Transformative’:The musical that freed Tina Turner from her past

‘Transformative’:The musical that freed Tina Turner from her past

Playwright Katori Hall knows all about the barriers faced by her musical idol. They’re the same ones confronting Kamala Harris today.

  • byMichael Dwyer
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Spring has sprung early,here’s how to make the most of it in Melbourne

Spring has sprung early,here’s how to make the most of it in Melbourne

Your culture guide for cost-conscious connoisseurs,with a few big-ticket items should you have the chance to splash out.

  • byCameron Woodhead
Critics rave about this young playwright. Here’s your chance to see why

Critics rave about this young playwright. Here’s your chance to see why

Benjamin Nichol’s nuanced characters have made him a rising star of Melbourne’s theatre scene. His work starts with a single paragraph.

  • byJohn Bailey
Australia didn’t want actresses like her. But then things changed

Australia didn’t want actresses like her. But then things changed

After five years in Los Angeles,Salme Geransar returned home thinking her career would be over. Now she’s on stage in a Pulitzer-winning play.

  • byJohn Bailey
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.

  • byCameron Woodhead
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.

  • byLindy Percival