Willy Wonka throws open the doors to his chocolate factory in a new stage musical directed by esteemed Broadway figure Jack O'Brien and starring Paul Slade Smith.

Australian Dance Theatre's The Beginning of Nature

Jul 9th, 2019 12m 23s

The Beginning of Nature has been nominated for four Helpmann Awards. The Australian Dance Theatre production includes a libretto in the Indigenous Kaurna language.

Barbara and the Camp Dogs take us on a rock-fueled road trip

Jul 9th, 2019 11m 53s

Ursula Yovich's Barbara and the Camp Dogs takes us on a wildly funny and unflinchingly honest musical road trip from Sydney to Katherine

Counting and Cracking — an epic new Australian play

Jul 9th, 2019 15m 49s

S. Shakthidharan's massive play about a Sri Lankan family's experiences in Australia and during the civil war has been nominated for eight Helpmann Awards.

The Stage Show live — 60 years of star-making at NIDA

Jul 2nd, 2019 54m 22s

On stage at NIDA's Playhouse, we bring together a panel of teachers, alumni and students to reflect on 60 years of professional theatre training in Australia.

Announcement — this feed is closing but you won't miss a program

Jun 26th, 2019 30s

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Bonus — After Stonewall, the enduring power of drag

Jun 26th, 2019 23m 37s

We remember the defiance of those in drag at the Stonewall riots and meet three First Nations performers who continue to use drag as a tool for political expression.

Small Stages — Old Fitz Theatre

Jun 25th, 2019 9m 56s

The Old Fitz Theatre and its resident theatre company Red Line Productions have a growing reputation for innovative shows that frequently transfer to bigger stages around Australia.

Arts news — trumpets sound for young composers

Jun 25th, 2019 5m 19s

The next batch of young composers for the Australian Fanfare competition have been announced.

Meyne Wyatt returns to the stage as a playwright

Jun 25th, 2019 15m 22s

Yamatji and Wongi actor Meyne Wyatt makes his debut as a playwright in City of Gold, a co-production from Queensland Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company.

The aftermath of 9/11 inspires a musical of hope

Jun 25th, 2019 19m 55s

Come from Away is a new musical that takes audiences to the remote Canadian town of Gander on 11 September, 2001 when the town's population almost doubled.

Forbidden wartime romance in Yank!

Jun 18th, 2019 14m 48s

The musical Yank! A WWII Love Story follows two gay servicemen in the US Army as they navigate queer love in the face of discrimination.

Arts news — Opera Australia leads the Helpmann nominations

Jun 18th, 2019 5m 43s

Meanwhile, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Counting and Cracking face off in the theatre category.

How to solve a Murder on the Wireless

Jun 18th, 2019 12m 41s

We investigate a new play from Ensemble Theatre in Sydney that brings classic radio drama to the stage.

Musical mayhem on the mean streets of Darlinghurst

Jun 18th, 2019 18m 36s

Hayes Theatre Co presents Razorhurst — a new musical based on the true story of Darlinghurst gang leaders Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine.

Bonus — Oh, What a Beautiful Tonys

Jun 11th, 2019 33m 49s

In this bonus episode of The Stage Show, we discuss the big winners at the 73rd Tony Awards — among them: historymakers, reimagined classics and an Aussie behemoth.

The Stage Show live — at the glamorous Adelaide Cabaret Festival

Jun 11th, 2019 53m 54s

The Stage Show takes you to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival with a broadcast live on stage from The Famous Spiegeltent. Guests include Julia Zemiro and Philip Quast.

MTC brings theatre to young people in regional areas

Jun 4th, 2019 8m 42s

MTC are touring a production of Finegan Kruckemeyer's The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You for young people in regional Victoria and Tasmania. So what is the impact of seeing professional theatre for the first time?

All the buzz from Broadway ahead of the Tony Awards

Jun 4th, 2019 7m 16s

Ahead of the 73rd Tony Awards, we're joined by New York Times theatre reporter Michael Paulson for all the latest news.

Arts news — the winner of the Griffin Award

Jun 4th, 2019 3m 51s

Mark Rogers has won this year's Griffin Award for new Australian playwrighting.

Sondheim's musical reinventions return to the stage

Jun 4th, 2019 31m 14s

In the 1970s, composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director-producer Harold Prince made some of the most inventive and challenging musical theatre that Broadway had ever seen. Two of those shows return to Australian stages this month.