Music theatre

Victorian Opera’s interpretation of the classic opera The Sleeping Beauty – written originally in the wake of the Spanish Flu pandemic – has fresh power in the age of Covid, says Gully Thompson

Caitlin Beresford Ord embodies a forgotten Australian vaudeville star in Black Swan’s The Perfect Boy. Robert Reid checks it out

‘An auditory feast’: New Music icon Margaret Leng Tan’s biographical work rocks 14 year old Gully Thompson’s musical world

Is it enough to re-create a myth? Robert Reid on Marlene Dietrich Perfect Illusion at the Butterfly Club

Back in a sparkling new production for its 30th anniversary, the classic Aboriginal road musical Bran Nue Day reveals a bleeding heart beneath its smile, says Monique Grbec

Monique Grbec on Buŋgul, a breathtaking opening to the Perth Festival’s all-Indigenous first week

Mama Alto’s Torch Songs at the Melbourne Recital Centre shows why she’s one of Australia’s most essential voices, says Ben Keene

A celebration of love and life, Come from Away is a winning musical about a small town’s community spirit in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, says Monique Grbec

Modern Māori Quartet: Two Worlds is a delightful and profoundly moving opening to Big World, Up Close, says Alison Croggon

The exhilarating Victorian College of the Arts production of Fucking A was a rare chance to see one of the US’s most significant playwrights, says Alison Croggon