
Victorian Opera’s production of Xerxes delivers a hefty serving of professional Baroque opera to Melbourne audiences.

From the South Australian town of Goolwa via the Melbourne International Comedy Festival comes James Moffett.

This is undoubtedly some of the most exciting work to come out of Australia but interestingly, it is not set in Australia, nor does it feature characters or issues that are unique to our country, culture or history.


In contrast to his comedies, Shakespeare’s tragedies are intense, long and never end well. Their attraction lies in the characterization and the rhyme and metre – the poetry of the language.