Entertainment

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra announces its second release on the MSO label in partnership with LSO Live – Dvorák: Symphonies 5 and 6 with conductor Jaime Martin, which is available now for pre-order before release on November 22. The musical exploration of Czech composer Antonin Dvorák’s many works has been an ongoing passion of Chief

The Australian National Youth Ballet presents The Nutcracker at 12 Noon on Saturday, November 2 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. This is an Australian first debut performance by international star of the Mariinsky Ballet, Oleg Ignatev as the Nutcracker Prince and Cavalier. Olga Mikhailova, former artist with the Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theater,

The Music of Joe Hisaishi will be presented by Art of the Score from November 6-8 at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne. Featuring the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Buc with guest pianist Aura Go, with fellow Art of the Score podcasters Andrew Pogson and Dan Golding, audiences will explore the musical world of

Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ opens this show and forewarns us of the story to come. The dream for Sugar, played by Tomáš Kantor, is a glamorous and mutually beneficial existence as a rich ‘Daddy’s baby’ flaunting their lavish lifestyle, living the Pretty Woman fantasy. What constitutes a Sugar baby/Sugar daddy liaison? Something beyond a hook-up,

The ballroom of the Trades Hall set with a few small tables surrounding an improvised stage was crowded in anticipation of Finucane and Smith’s cabaret. There was an eclectic mix of performances that challenged the physical, the moral and social assumptions of the day. A succession of performers teased with their routines; a stylistic striptease

One of many original works being offered with this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival was Smother by acclaimed emerging playwright Zadie Kennedy Mccracken that premiered at the Explosive Factory (once a Fireworks Factory) St Kilda. This venue, entering from a back lane and up a long staircase is a neat “Black Box” style of performance space,

He Had It Coming debuts in the Melbourne Fringe Festival from October 15-20 at the Provincial Hotel, Fitzroy, at 9.30pm, exploring the lives of four real-life women who pled guilty to their crimes, brought to life by Jemimah Ashleigh. After 13 years in law enforcement in profiling and criminal intelligence, Jemimah’s fascination with female murderers

Securing international operatic sensation Danielle De Niese is a coup for the Australia Contemporary Opera Company’s summer season which runs from February 21 until March 2. Soprano Danielle is one of several expatriate Australian singers who have found that the world beyond Australia has been keen to showcase their talents. Danielle will be performing at

Malthouse Theatre has launched its 2025 season, heralding a year of theatrics, music theatre, drama, horror and joy. Unveiling seven inspired productions by Australian and international theatre makers, Malthouse is committed to making sure the arts are accessible to more people, more often. From familiar stories of the ancient past to a script no one

Legends of the Skies presented by LOTS Theatre at the Moorabbin Air Museum will this year pay tribute to the MacRobertson Trophy Air Race of 1934. With performances presented from October 24 -27 as intimate theatre in the atmospheric Casey aircraft hangar, LOTS Theatre aims to recreate the excitement of the trials of air travel