Robert Reid

Cyrano, Virginia Gay’s provocative adaptation of Rostand’s classic, has finally made it to the stage at the Melbourne Theatre Company – and it’s a triumph.

Joshua Harmon’s play Admissions has much to say about American white privilege but gives us little time to reflect.

This year’s Melbourne and Sydney Fringe Festivals put together lively online programs that prove theatre can successfully translate to screen.

Amid the gloom of an industry largely left to fend for itself through the pandemic, digital seasons of live performance are a sign of hope.

Although the spectre of Covid-19 hangs over this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival, it demonstrates the resilience of live Australian performance.