Theatre

Actresses Brooke Satchwell and Charlotte Friels discuss new play titled 'Oil' which explores the deeply relatable bond between a mother and daughter.

Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita is notoriously difficult to adapt. But that hasn't stopped one Sydney theatre company staging a new production of the Russian literary masterpiece.

The creator of Hamilton says the biggest lesson from his late mentor, who wrote the lyrics to West Side Story, came down to a single phrase.

From a sassy take-down of cultural appropriation to an unsolved Iranian murder mystery, The National Theatre of Parramatta’s 2024 season is boldly bringing BIPOC stories to the Australian stage.  

With the actors strike finally over in the US, we can now return to normalcy: witnessing famous people participate in increasingly unhinged activities to promote their movies.

Louis Armstrong was nice, and Ella Fitzgerald was not so nice, according to 109-year-old Eileen Kramer who is not planning on hanging up her dancing shoes.

An organiser of the first exhibition at a new $30 million cultural centre says Victorian Aboriginal artists "really put themselves out there" with their stories and styles.

Inspired by theatre sports, these late-in-life actors spend Saturday mornings improvising, making up stories and "feeling alive" through creative thought and movement.  

Australian production companies have spent their second-highest amount-ever on scripted screen drama, with more than $1 billion being spent on local productions.

"Chosen family" is the overarching theme of the acclaimed musical Rent, set to make its way around Australia next year. Stars Thndo and Nick Afoa shed light on how they will bring this iconic story to life.

It is a musical phenomenon transcending generations and now the critically acclaimed musical 'Rent' is back, with a new cast announced today. Set in New York's East Village in the '80s and '90s, it tells the audience about the hopes, dreams, aspirations of a group of friends. Stars Thndo and Nick Afoa tell us more about the much anticipated show.

Disappearing Cantonese dialects and centuries-old Vietnamese instruments feature alongside bilingual K-rap and punk Malaysian street art in a program that champions freedom of expression.

The multidisciplinary artist and musician has been on an epic journey to connect with her ancestral culture, learning folksongs from the all-but-forgotten brides of pre-colonial Hong Kong.

Peter Goers announces he will make his final sign-off on air on November 30 after 20 years as the presenter of ABC Radio Adelaide's Evenings program.

The last time Taylor Mac performed a show in Australia, audiences described it as “life-changing”. The virtuosic drag artist's new show features 55 original songs inspired by LGBTQIA+ history.

It's tricky and expensive securing the rights to musicals and some will never be available to the community. For those dreaming a dream of Les Mis at the local school, here's what it takes.

Before Harry Potter, the veteran actor made his mark in stage dramas, satirical comedies and crime films.

Contemporary circus in Australia has been left reeling as Swinburne University pauses the 2024 intake for NICA's circus arts degree.

Is God Is is one of several plays currently on at major venues in Sydney in which black and brown people are at the helm. This is unprecedented, say creatives, who are hailing it as an historic moment.

Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall's new musical comedy, Bananaland, considers the best way to deliver a political message at a moment of planetary crisis.

Tilda Cobham-Hervey is set to end a seven-year break from the stage, confident that her role in an adaption of international bestselling novel The Dictionary Of Lost Words will wow audiences.

Australia's great constitutional crisis of 1975 has all the right ingredients for a musical: high stakes, flawed characters and Norman Gunston. Meet the Australian writers bringing politics to the stage.

For the second year running, ABC brings you a week-long festival of arts content. Kicking off on September 18, we'll be celebrating artistry of all kinds and encouraging everyday Australians to inject a little more creativity into their lives. 

The award-winning 19-person show Counting and Cracking is headlining Sydney's Belvoir next year alongside international juggernauts The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and August: Osage County.

RBG: Of Many, One is a play is about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life. Ginsburg was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Heather Mitchell talks about playing RGB on stage.