2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (237+ words) AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE In Hollywood's Golden Age, two queens reigned supreme " Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Before Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? lit up cinemas, their off-camera rivalry was already a blockbuster. Anton Burge's deliciously wicked two-hander pulls back the curtain…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (467+ words) When Ray Lawler's play'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'premiered in 1955, it was a watershed moment in Australian theatre, given its groundbreaking portrayal of'distinctly Australian characters. Set in Melbourne in 1953, it features cane cutters Roo and Barney, who return to the city…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (248+ words) Betrayal and chaos rock the republic as Rome teeters on the brink of collapse It's been more than 450 years since a monarch ruled in Rome. But now, in the senate and the streets, the forum and the marketplace, the word…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (297+ words) Live theatre fun these April School Holidays! See the magical show! Your ticket includes free arts and crafts before the show! When a mysterious green flash ingites the sky of Stonewood, valuables begin vanishing without a trace. Coins disappear from…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago  (872+ words) Accompanied by Glenn Amer, Lee Abrahmsen and Warwick Fyfe save the day with a masterclass that would do Wagner proud. Richard Wagner had very strong views on how his works should be performed, and he had specific instructions for singers…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (533+ words) Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne's West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school" something hehas never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia's deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (223+ words) Sergei Nakariakov has established himself as one of the most sought-after trumpet players on the international stage. Named "The Paganini of the trumpet, Nakariakov has also brought the flugelhorn to prominence on the concert stage. This masterclass is a unique…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (129+ words) Nominee Best Comedy Award 2025 Melbourne Fringe Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them. Join Greg, Denise and…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1683+ words) Timoth'e Chalamet's controversial comments and a new book by Caitlin Vincent, Opera Wars, lead Peter Tregear to ponder what (and who) is opera for? In a now notorious interview, actor Timoth'e Chalamet declared he only wanted to work in a…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (443+ words) Weiss becomes the first Australian to conduct a subscription concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Australian conductor Leonard Weiss will make history this week when he becomes the first Australian to conduct a subscription concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra,…...