
Vincent Hooper is back home in Perth doing a cabaret show he's put together called Stolen Treasures, which bills itself as a foray through forgotten musical theatre and cabaret songs.

Friday is, essentially, a political satire and the timing could hardly be riper. When we enter the fray and melee, we gather there's been a (yawn!) sex scandal, spicily consummated on the Premier's desk.

One of the early romantic ballets, there can be no happy ending for the lovers, whose doomed romance is beautifully portrayed by the entire cast.

Little Ones Theatre's production of Salomé doesn't aspire to do anything but have a lot of fun and it's a hoot, referencing 80s pop, Rocky Horror and southern gospel in a camped-up drag-fest.

Independent productions of Shakespeare are ambitious at the best of times and Sydney Shakespeare Company's The Merchant of Venice proves no exception.

Circus Oz, you had me at hello. You completely changed the atmosphere at the Maj from Edwardian playhouse to playful madhouse.

In 2003, a train travelling south from Sydney derailed between Waterfall and Helensburgh. Seven people were killed, including the driver, and many more were injured. Countless emergency personnel assisted in the aftermath.