Stage shows
‘David v Goliath’: Biloela family’s immigration ordeal hits the stage
The Murrugappans will be guests of honour at the Brisbane premiere of Back to Bilo, which depicts their immigration battle and the town that rallied around them.
- Nick Dent
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Virginia Woolf’s Orlando with skates, fire and a gender-fluid journey
The cast of Belvoir’s new show will appear as rollerskating Elizabethans.
- Nicole Elphick
Opera Australia names new leaders after 12 months of turmoil
The national opera company has appointed a new CEO, music director and board chairman just months after posting a $10 million operating deficit.
- Nick Galvin
The Perth artists using technology to give a new perspective on the city’s shot-hole borer toll
The shot-hole borer plague is one of the subjects of an innovative immersive art project leading to a $75,000 commission.
- Mark Naglazas
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Gay man and hate-filled Neo-Nazi: Decoding the tortured life of Nicky Crane
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around Sydney.
- John Shand, Cassie Tongue and Peter McCallum
How a treasured childhood memory inspired this adventure about the search for a beetle
The family-friendly show Beetle, by the acclaimed Legs on the Wall, features giant puppets and delivers a message of hope.
- Chris Hook
This first date could lead to a baby down the track. And it’s in front of a live audience
We’ve all heard stories about turkey basters, but this show shines a light on an alternative, ahem, route to making babies.
- Kerrie O'Brien
David Williamson skewered greedy Sydney - and bought the Harbour view anyway
Williamson fled what he thought were the worst aspects of Melbourne for the greener grass and emerald harbour of Sydney - but two decades proved enough.
- John Shand
‘Genuine love’: The Osbournes’ Aussie nanny on life with the famous family
When Jessie Breakwell was backpacking in London she applied to a nanny agency – and ended up working for Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.
- Kerrie O'Brien
The ‘unpublishable’ book that conquered the world
Max Porter’s bestselling novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers will now take flight on a Sydney stage.
- Nicole Elphick