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Yaël Farber’s production manages the problem play’s awkward shift from dark to light well, but is often opaque in meaning

Just like real ceremonies, these classic romantic comedies will make you laugh and cry.

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence combines comedy, songs and athleticism as a young netball player reckons with her own ambitions against an electro-pop score

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr Darcy, perennially pops up in his breeches in Instagram memes, while Regency feminist, Elizabeth Bennet has been brought to life by…

When Elliot Levey was cast in Henry IV, Parts One and Two, he didn’t expect water-bombing, corpsing and a character redefined by new teeth

Sarah Jessica Parker has issued an update on the future of Hocus Pocus 3, admitting the cast would "like to do it" and there have been "some conversations" about the motion picture.

Falstaff’s corpulent roisterings are energetically played in Sean Holmes’ summery staging but the homely comedy comes laden with innuendo and xenophobia

4/5 Led by George Fouracres at Falstaff this is full of zest

Back to Back Theatre is one of Australia’s national treasures. Over 30 years this dynamic Geelong-based company – an ensemble of actors who are perceived to have intellectual disabilities – has built a dynamic body of innovative work renowned for its formal experimentation.

‘There is a big need for theatre to work with existential problems,’ says translator, as Shakespeare productions boom across Ukraine

This outdoor offering, part homage and part reimagining of Shakespeare’s text, has visual spectacle, a magnificent score and a cast undeterred by an actual storm