Theatre

Dennis Kelly’s solo play Girls & Boys relies on a simplistic framing of violence and misogyny that undermines a powerful performance.

Performer Cessalee Stovall is relishing the chance to play an Elizabethan woman who might have been the real Shakespeare.

Whether working for screen or stage, Rosemary Myers, director of the globally acclaimed children’s company Windmill, says the agency of audiences is core.

Cyrano, Virginia Gay’s provocative adaptation of Rostand’s classic, has finally made it to the stage at the Melbourne Theatre Company – and it’s a triumph.

Chalkface’s use of humour and well-placed barbs contributes to an understanding of the difficulties facing teachers, but the payoff lacks emotional power.

Tiddas combines a portrayal of the warmth and strength of sisterhood with a rebuke to the publishing industry for being slow to appreciate Indigenous talent.

Musician, comedian, author and rescuer of wild animals Bill Bailey is always adding new strings to his bow.

It’s an indictment that it has taken more than 60 years to see A Raisin in the Sun – one of the great plays of the English-speaking canon – on the Australian stage.

This year’s Brisbane Festival focuses on work that connects people across cultures and generations.

As a feminist interrogation of Tolstoy’s classic, Anna K is a disappointingly cosmetic treatment.