The Stage Show

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) has been confronting the racial tensions at the heart of America throughout his career. His new musical Soft Power tackles the country's waning influence in the Trump era.

Also, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival offers a bite-sized home delivery, and voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson shares more of her insights into the power of voice.

Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) has been confronting the racial tensions at the heart of America throughout his career. His new musical Soft Power tackles the country's waning influence in the Trump era.

Also, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival offers a bite-sized home delivery, and voice and dialect coach Leith McPherson shares more of her insights into the power of voice.

Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations.

Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.

Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations.

Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.

Australian director Benedict Andrews' note-perfect production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London, with Gillian Anderson as the tormented Blanche DuBois, is now streaming online.

Also, we're joined by the cast of American Psycho: The Musical and retrace Francis Greenslade's unusual path to a career on the stage and screen.

Australian director Benedict Andrews' note-perfect production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Young Vic in London, with Gillian Anderson as the tormented Blanche DuBois, is now streaming online.

Also, we're joined by the cast of American Psycho: The Musical and retrace Francis Greenslade's unusual path to a career on the stage and screen.

She's written 25 plays, won three Helpmann awards and is now performing alongside Al Pacino, but writer and performer Kate Mulvany has never been afraid of her darker side.

Also, we meet the cast of Inua Ellams' now streaming Barber Shop Chronicles and discuss the new phenomenon of staging theatre in our living rooms.

She's written 25 plays, won three Helpmann awards and is now performing alongside Al Pacino, but writer and performer Kate Mulvany has never been afraid of her darker side.

Also, we meet the cast of Inua Ellams' now streaming Barber Shop Chronicles and discuss the new phenomenon of staging theatre in our living rooms.

Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin has continually shown his capacity for triumphing against the odds. He's drawn on that strength again to guide his company through the COVID-19 shutdown.

Also, we check in with performing arts companies around the country to gauge the mood, and speak with the Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher about the Government's response to a sector in crisis.

Queensland Ballet artistic director Li Cunxin has continually shown his capacity for triumphing against the odds. He's drawn on that strength again to guide his company through the COVID-19 shutdown.

Also, we check in with performing arts companies around the country to gauge the mood, and speak with the Federal Arts Minister Paul Fletcher about the Government's response to a sector in crisis.