Performing Arts
Head to the Central Coast for an arts and nature reset
Thinking about a mid-year reset? The Central Coast has plenty to offer, from curated arts itineraries to the best of…
Performance review: Hell is Other People, Blue Room Theatre, WA
Sartre’s infamous existential play is brilliantly reimagined, sans dialogue.
Theatre review: Shore Break, Goodwood Theatre, Adelaide
A solo show about reassessing one's life has Tim Winton-like resonances.
Theatre review: At What Cost?, Belvoir St Theatre
Powerful First Nations Tasmanian play about the knots of identity goes on tour.
Why queer comic books are the next target of the culture wars
Queer graphic novels are the latest target of moral panic whipped up in the current culture war.
Australia’s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s works opens in Adelaide
A 10-day festival celebrating the comic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan is attracting new audiences and die-hard supporters.
Opportunities and awards
Our Mob calling for SA First Nations artists, plus more ABIA winners announced, and finalists of the Environmental Music Prize.
Orchestral sector continues to innovate
MSO launches in-house record label and Australian Chamber Orchestra announces ACO On Demand.
Theatre review: Happy Days, Southbank Theatre
Beckett's play about maintaining optimism in an existential crisis is deftly handled by Judith Lucy.
Musical review: Driftwood, Chapel off Chapel
A well-meaning but middle of the road production of an earnest Australian story.