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Some say Shakespeare invented the “history play” – but he had a lot of help.

Shakespeare’s Henry V (stylised by Bell Shakespeare as Henry 5) is famous for many things. Henry’s rousing speeches. Its chorus directly addressing the audience. Its critical treatment of war. Its comic characters like Fluellen. And the comic exchanges between the French Princess and her maid Alice, trying to speak English.

Director Heather Fairbairn wanted a real sense of melancholy.

Warmth, humour and a heartbreaking dog ground this new play about three women in their 70s dealing with the death of a friend

David Finnigan’s latest work is kaleidoscopic, using darkly comedic short plays to tell a much grander tale of tragedy, hope and catastrophe

Tasmanian playwright Nathan Maynard is using the safe space of the theatre to examine the fraught issue of who can call themselves Aboriginal, in his play At What Cost?

First Dog has to ‘suffer the agonies’ of adapting his book The Carbon Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens into a play. He and the cast talk about making climate change fun

Architect Glenn Murcutt's "environmentally responsive" home in Kempsey is the second house designed by him to be included on the NSW Heritage Register.

Review: Sex Magick, directed by Declan Greene.