The musical city of Melbourne seems an appropriate setting for a stage production of Mary Poppins, writes Megan Anderson.

The South African-sourced production delivers the goods, bringing a hint of regional flavour to the show's all-American ambience.

A Jordanian children's musical troupe well-known for songs that glorify "martyrdom" in battle with Israel was to perform a rare outdoor concert in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Daring drama brings curtain down on Maori playwright's festival, hopefully not for last time

For once, a play's tagline is accurate: this drama-on-ice is pitched as "a woman, a man and a penguin" - and they're not kidding.

Go Girls' mum Bronwyn Bradley tackles a killer role in the hit musical Assassins, about the people who set their sights on the US presidents. By Michelle Coursey.

School holiday theatre shows are all over town, writes Dionne Christian.

Two favourites and one new work are on show in the Young and Hungry line-up, writes Dionne Christian.

This one-man show engages the audience with an intimate conversational tone.

A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.

A Narnia extra gives audiences a peek into the world of a big-budget movie, says Dionne Christian.