Performing Arts
Cruising past COVID; rebooting gigs onboard
Cruise ships have recently returned to the seas, which means entertainers are back on stages as the gig industry reboots.
Brisbane Arts Theatre
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Based on the classic tale by C.S Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a coming-of-age story filled…
Theatre review: Birthday Book of Storms
A magical realist imagining of the triangle of poets: Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes and Assia Wevill. But whose story is…
Theatre review: Whitefella Yella Tree
A tender and powerful story about love, Country, and Blak queerness
Music-making where professionals and amateurs meet
Australia’s pro-am classical music sector includes both orchestras and choirs whose passionate participants are motivated by the joy of performing.
Where are the development programs for women opera directors?
Whereas state theatre companies have taken a proactive role in investing in development programs for women directors and other creatives,…
Opportunities and awards
Bluethumb Art Prize and SBS Emerging Writers’ Competition open for entries, Queensland Premier’s Drama Award announced and more.
Theatre review: Anna K
A modern day interrogation that riffs off Anna Karenina and explores how women are treated in the public arena.
Theatre review: The Comedy of Errors
An uneven production mars one of Shakespeare's comedic plays.
Theatre review: Trust Me, It's the End of Our World After All
Dystopian theatre combines with reality TV in an explosive nuclear family drama.