American playwright Jen Silverman is a true believer in the power of theatre. She compares her first encounters with the theatre to walking into church. Her plays have enjoyed great success in Australia and now she has written her first novel, We Play Ourselves.

Also, Opera Queensland are on the road and looking to make opera fans of country music lovers with their show Are You Lonesome Tonight and as Melbourne returns to lockdown, we revisit our story about dancers training in isolation during the pandemic.