Performing Arts
Futureproofing the next generation of arts workers in regional Australia means fixing the $50,000 degree problem
Emerging research from LabNorth points to a troubling pipeline problem: it is becoming increasingly difficult to source young, qualified arts…
Opportunities and awards
Commission opportunities in Perth and Victoria, plus 2025 NAS Fellows and Griffin Award winners announced.
Theatre review: Heaven, Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia Sydney
Kate Gaul directs the 2023 Irish Times' Best New Play at LGBTQIA+ museum and cultural centre, Qtopia Sydney.
Theatre review: Endgames, fortyfivedownstairs
Three short works from modernist playwrights Chekhov, Beckett and Hibberd.
Theatre review: Looking for Alibrandi, Adelaide Festival Centre
Melina Marchetta’s much loved book about migrant families in Australia is brought to life on stage.
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Theatre review: FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], The Butterfly Club
Judy Doubas’ latest play illuminates women’s roles in contemporary society.
Australian Chamber Orchestra
ACO Families: The Princess, The Pea (and The Brave Escapee)
Join the Australian Chamber Orchestra for this beloved fairytale with live classical music performed by an ACO string quartet.
City of Stonnington
Roola Boola Children's Arts Festival
Roola Boola Children’s Arts Festival is one of Melbourne’s most successful and longest running children’s arts festivals, held throughout the…
Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre
A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: thriving regional arts, a thriving regional micro-arts business, ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’…