
The Australian Ballet's current offering of the eternally famous Swan Lake is an interesting production that ranges from the ordinary to the breathtakingly exquisite.

What a great title – I can’t count the number of times I’ve been amazed at my kids’ knowledge of some issue or classic movie, only to be told: “I saw it on The Simpsons.”

As a comedian, performer and writer, Celia, it seems, is forging herself a most enviable reputation both here and abroad, winning prestigious comedy awards and nominations; and 2016 marks her 10th anniversary in stand-up.

This is not a slick show – at least not in the sense that the lines are carefully written and rehearsed beforehand. Its messy and playful, things don’t go as expected and words come out wrong. The audience is constantly surprised and surprising. But that's what makes it so much fun.

Five young things hanging in a share house, dreaming up challenges and wondering, ‘What happens if I try this?’

Fiddler very rightly holds a place as one the master works of musical theatre. Set in a time of turmoil it is a deft balance of exquisite music, heartrending life choices and the journey of change.