
Set in Spain 1959, a period of Franco's fascist fiscal fiasco, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour's latest incarnation of Carmen gives us the glitz and glamour of post War Europe and off sets it with a gypsy crew of contrabandits.

Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose nudity and fluids flung around in close confinement. Choose a brilliant, brutal Scottish theatre adaption of Irvine Welsh’s zeitgeist 1993 tome.

The audience are chattering happily as they take their seats on the bus, like school kids going on an excursion. The bus isn’t taking us to a show, however, the bus ride IS the show.

Popular comedians Judith Lucy and Denise Scott have officially eschewed “stand-up comedy”. No, they are tired and have opted for the relaxed option of “lie-down comedy”.

There's affectionate offensive arse kicking and farce kissing in Declan Greene's The Homosexuals, or 'Faggots', an unabashed bashing of the politicly correct pomposity that has infected our society.

The three pieces The Australian Ballet has launched its 2017 season with couldn’t be more different.