Performing Arts
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’…
Dance review: Tomorrow Makers 7, Dancenorth Australia
A varied yet captivating collection of six dance works.
The TikTokification of classical music
Young musicians are trading the concert hall for the scroll, using short-form video to reshape the future of classical music…
Performance review: The Birds, Malthouse Theatre
This adaptation of 'The Birds' sticks far more closely to Du Maurier's tale than the Hitchcock film.
Theatre review: Shadow Boxing, Explosives Factory
A remount of a production needs more signposting about the era.
Grassroots Comedy
Laughs on Tap: New Lyric Theatre Welcomes Comedy at Bunbury
Global comedians converge at New Lyric Theatre, promising a comedy bunbury night out packed with wit and unforgettable Saturday laughs.
Ryan Maxwell Event
Folk Reimagined: East In Symphony
Experience the power of Chinese folk tradition mixed with the grandeur of Western symphony.
Zilla & Brook
garçon by wani toaishara
A story of boyhood and belonging presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy
Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre
Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.