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Back to Back Theatre tackles an epic Shakespearian conflict – set in a factory, with cardboard props

Back to Back Theatre is one of Australia’s national treasures. Over 30 years this dynamic Geelong-based company – an ensemble of actors who are perceived to have intellectual disabilities – has built a dynamic body of innovative work renowned for its formal experimentation.

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Macbeth (An Undoing) review – Lady M takes over Shakespeare’s play … but what for?

Playwright Zinnie Harris mounts an intriguing war on the bard but doesn’t bother building her own vision

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Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing

What if significant portions of William Shakespeare’s text for Macbeth had been lost, leading to a narrative in which Lady Macbeth charts a different path, free from madness?

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Groundhog Day review – Tim Minchin’s musical is a delight again, and again, and again

Easily as funny and considerably darker than the 1993 film, Minchin’s musical about a weatherman trapped in the same day is often clever, if only sometimes moving

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Chicago review – masterful star-studded production kicks off Australian tour

With Anthony Warlow, Zoë Ventoura, Lucy Maunder and Peter Rowsthorn (of Kath & Kim), the jazz-age satire has dynamite moments – and a red hot ensemble

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Wicked review – 20 years on, this Wizard of Oz prequel still charms

Sydney Lyric, SydneyThis is the staggeringly popular musical’s third run in Sydney – and while some of the performances feel hesitant, Courtney Monsma is a superstar as Galinda

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Death of a Salesman review – Anthony LaPaglia leads an electric, devastating tragedy

Directed by Neil Armfield, Arthur Miller’s classic refuses to date. Willy Loman is still us – and here in this failed promise of a future, we’re still here to watch him die

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This review – effluent satire of art and money belongs in the sewer

Old Richmond Power Station, Rising festivalCentred in a big muddy pit, this immersive theatre show is wearingly undergraduate, simultaneously abstruse and obvious about too much at once

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Come From Away: Musical sparks memories for couple caught up in the 9/11 crisis

This couple's flight was one of 38 planes forced to land in Gander, where they were required to spend the next 26 hours on the aircraft, as the world had no idea if there was more terror or terrorists in the sky on September 11, 2001.

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A Christmas Carol review – David Wenham is a superb Scrooge for the ages

Comedy Theatre, MelbourneThis adaptation from London’s Old Vic is a night of pure theatrical warmth, with a performance of incredible clarity and generosity at its centre

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Cyrano review – Virginia Gay shines in this bold, queer reimagining

Southbank Theatre, Melbourne Theatre CompanyAfter being scuppered by a snap lockdown in 2021, Gay’s highly anticipated take on Cyrano turns out to have been worth waiting for

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Romeo and Juliet review – the Australian Ballet triumphs over a rapturous score that gives the dancers a run for their money

An emotionally compelling take on the Shakespearean classic demonstrates the depth of talent in a company at the height of their powers

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Witty and relevant, a stage adaptation of Alice Pung's Laurinda is filled with intelligence and humour

Review: Laurinda, directed by Petra Kalive.

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Looking for Alibrandi review – a moving stage show of a beloved novel

Malthouse Theatre, MelbourneChanella Macri is bolshy and brash as Josie Alibrandi – one of several excellent performances in this adaptation of Melina Marchetta’s young adult novel

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Come Rain or Come Shine review – a fine cast shines in Tim Finn’s clunky musical

With moments of great humour and strong performances, this comedy is an entertaining, if occasionally disappointing, way to spend a couple of hours

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Kunstkamer review – this fiendishly complicated ballet is astonishing

Australian Ballet, Arts Centre, MelbourneLong lines of dancers jitter like marionettes and the principal artists shine in this bold Dutch work that thrums with a dark energy

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The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better

Opera Australia has received outstanding reviews for its Melbourne season of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin.

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Anna Karenina review – this striking, steamy, seductive ballet is a masterpiece

The Australian Ballet, SydneyYuri Possokhov’s beautiful and distilled version of Leo Tolstoy’s epic tale sees the magnificent Robyn Hendricks in the titular role, alongside rising star Callum Linnane as Count Vronksy

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Touching the Void review – mountain climbing adaptation fails to reach book’s thrilling heights

Sumner theatre, MelbourneDespite an admirably committed cast, David Greig’s telling of Joe Simpson’s extraordinary tale of survival feels strangely inert

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