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Defiant and daring, this new musical takes on the story of a literary giant
Creating a musical from scratch is a difficult and laborious challenge. Stella refuses to set its sights low, and quite rightly.
- Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
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‘What if my writing is terrible?’: The six-week sprint to opening night
What does it take to turn Shakespeare’s Macbeth into a glitter-soaked tale of child stardom set in 2006?
- Yve Blake
- Review
- Arts
Beautiful but shallow: The NGV’s new blockbuster is big on celebrity but light on insight
Mostly, the pieces are designed to showcase the wealth of the wearer, and a jewel is nothing if not draped across a powerful figure.
- Will Cox
Is this how it feels to be young, broke, scammed and cast out on the street?
The new film Mad Rush, premiering at Melbourne International Film Festival, is urgent and powerful – and couldn’t be more relevant to many young people.
- Karl Quinn
A sea of blue and unvarnished love: The many definitions of Neale Daniher
Daniher was known for his fearless approach to football and fighting MND. But his state service was a chance for his family and friends to show the world what the man was really made of.
- Peter Ryan
Catastrophe and drama collide in this lavish production
John Cranko’s 1962 Romeo and Juliet is most admired – among those who do admire it – for the ensemble grandeur of its large set-piece scenes.
- Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Sonia Nair and Jessica Nicholas
This show is already packed with wow factor. Then comes the Wheel of Death
Of all the Cirque du Soleil I’ve attended over the years, Kooza remains my favourite and the one I’d take kids to see.
- Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair, Elizabeth Flux and Tony Way
- Series
- Rising Festival
Rising festival 2026
This year’s festival has kicked off. Here, our writers take a closer look.
This is the best dance work I’ve seen at this year’s Rising
The show runs for little more than an hour – with an ensemble of just four dancers – but nonetheless gives the impression of an epic drama.
- Andrew Fuhrmann, Nick Buckley, Will Cox and Cameron Woodhead