Bloomshed’s Pride and Prejudice offers a slick period parody full of brilliantly executed comic scenes.

This lively adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is hard to resist

Full of brilliantly executed comic scenes,this production is an affectionate homage to Austen’s gift for social satire.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Tony Way,Kosa Monteith,Rose Lu andAndrew Fuhrmann

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Pianist Jayson Gillham.

MSO to go to trial over pianist Jayson Gillham sacking in bid to ‘control’ stage

The ongoing battle between acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham and the MSO is set to move into its next phase next week as the case goes to trial.

  • Debbie Cuthbertson,Kerrie O'Brien andElizabeth Flux
Never Closer

This is one of the finest ensemble performances I’ve seen. It’s hard to believe it’s a debut

Never Closer is a love story – also a ghost story – set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles

  • Cameron Woodhead,Bridget Davies,Tony Way andJessica Nicholas
Gabriyel Thomas,Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Mackenzie Dunn in waitress.

Starry cast redeems problematic,pie-in-the-sky plot in Waitress

Yes,there’s a squeamish rom-com vibe and a problematic plot in this Broadway musical - but don’t let that put you off.

  • Marcus Teague,Cameron Woodhead,Kelsey Oldham andSonia Nair
The MTC’s Southbank Theatre.

Deficit drama for Melbourne Theatre Company as it posts $3.9m loss

The MTC recorded a $3.9 million deficit for 2025 after a drop in ticket revenue,subscriptions and donations and a sharp increase in costs.

  • Debbie Cuthbertson
Poet Dorothy Porter.

‘The most powerful presence is absence’:Dorothy Porter reimagined

A new song cycle revisiting the revered poet’s work is debuting at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

  • Will Cox
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Rob Mills says he’s wanted to be in the musical Waitress since seeing it on Broadway 10 years ago.

‘I just fell in love with it’:Theatre’s ultimate nice guy lands his dream role – again

Rob Mills is a musical theatre person – that is to say,he believes wholeheartedly there are just some things that can only be expressed through the power of song.

  • Cassidy Knowlton
Denis Kosnar,who has framed Melburnians’ lives since he was a boy.

Since the 1960s,Denis has framed his customers’ treasures:snake skins,wedding dresses and golden underpants

For 61 years,Denis Kosnar has been the trusted custodian of Melbourne’s most treasured,bizarre and deeply personal artefacts.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Navera Ari (left) and Sahra Davoudi in Vigil at Arts House.

Silent moments on public transport anchor this excellent show

Glimpses of reality on public transport prove compelling,a celebration of jazz underlines its power to unite,three mates step into a dispute over taste but get personal,and a 73-year-old Japanese guitar virtuoso wows his fans.

  • Cameron Woodhead,Bridget Davies,Marcus Teague andJessica Nicholas
Susan Provan is stepping down after 32 years as the director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Motel evictions,comics falling off stage and clueless reviewers:Outgoing festival boss has seen it all

In her 32 years running what is now the world’s biggest standalone comedy festival Susan Provan,who is stepping down from the role,has seen it all – including comedians falling offstage and getting kicked out of motels.

  • Michael Lallo