
Joanna Murray-Smith’s great skill as a playwright is her sharp, biting dialogue – you always want to hear what her characters have to say – and she uses that skill to excellent effect in Switzerland.

It slides into the weird and wonderful world of its most famous and infamous characters that were of an era rich in crooners and glamour and dodgy dealings. Hidden Sydney – The Glittering Mile has it all.

Ah, the ‘good ole' days’: When music had depth, singers had charm and style, musicians were multi-talented and punters dressed for the occasion.

Missa Pro Venerabilibus is something altogether different, an immersive ritualised work of whacky theatrical whimsy celebrating ageing creatively without being annoyingly positive about the business of 'elderflowering’ itself.

Shakespeare's silly ass comedy gets a dash of Gershwin in the Kip Williams' STC production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Entering the stage to Morricone’s ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ and thunderous applause, Covey, Champs, Billy and Richo absolutely slayed their loyal and adoring fans in the outer and Members; otherwise known as the Stalls and Dress Circle.

Come on a journey, suggests a gawky, effusive American in a silver spandex bodysuit with a flashing strap-on.