Performing Arts

Opportunities and awards
Professional development opportunities for writers, visual artists, comedians and more, plus winners and finalists across the sector.

Theatre show tackles the tricky subject of consent education
The award-winning Aotearoa New Zealand production YES YES YES is undertaking an Australian tour as consent education is mandated in…

Performance review: Becoming Eliza, Comedy Theatre
Anna O'Byrne regales us with how she was chosen by Julie Andrews to play the role of Eliza Doolittle in…

Queer and present danger: Part 3
The final part of this series details the careers of young drag queens, Linh Uendo and Kitty Obsidian, amid the…

New life breathed into HSC plays
ACA Company will stage new productions of The Female of the Species and The Shape of Things in September, and…

Music review: Paradise, Adelaide Town Hall
A touch of paradise with two great musical masterworks and a little-known gem.

Performance review: idk, Carriageworks
A beguiling show exploring boundaries with three performers in a dance narrative.

Musical review: Miss Saigon, Sydney Opera House
Haunted by a disturbing presentation of Vietnam, the production is nonetheless electrifying and moving.

Music review: Romance, QPAC
Romance was a far-ranging classical program that showed off the exceptional talents of this youthful orchestra.

Master acting across stage and screen with confidence
The Bachelor of Performing Arts (Stage and Screen) at Actors Centre Australia fosters industry-ready students with the confidence to pursue…