Performing Arts

Performance review: Promising Young Mensch, Trades Hall
What does it take to be a good person and how does one prevail when innocence is corrupted?

Performance review: GRRRL Power, Trades Hall
A celebration of girl bands over the past 80 years.

Theatre review: This is the dust we’re in, Meat Market Stables
A tribute to Ray Lawler's iconic play, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

Theatre review: Beowulf: Reforged, Waterside Forge
A must-see hour of storytelling for fans of folklore, fantasy and the storytelling art form itself.

Sondheim’s Follies and Boojum! revival feature in Victorian Opera 2025 season
Artistic Director Stuart Maunder discusses his 2025 season, which includes chamber opera, a lavish musical and a new opera for…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra sounds warning over stadium’s planned location
Building a football stadium just 40 metres from the TSO’s purpose-built performing and recording headquarters, is giving the Orchestra a…

Performance exchange – the new way of touring?
It's a 'Disaster' waiting to happen – and that's a good thing for all involved. Find out how the NZ…

Comedy review: Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar, Trades Hall
Why has Tom Moran lied all throughout his life? The comedian-performer reflects on his penchant for fib-telling.

Theatre review: Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence, Trades Hall
Competition to get to the netball top - Shakespearean ambition as cabaret.

Black Swan’s 2025 season designed to challenge and nourish audiences
Seven productions are featured in Black Swan State Theatre Company’s 2025 season, including new Australian works and a modern American…