Performing Arts
Late bloomers: going from corporate to comedy
There are those who are 'born in a trunk' and there are those who spend time in the corporate world…
Going for baroque in 2025: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra celebrates its 35th anniversary
From Handel and Bach to new collaborations and commissions, the Brandenburg’s 2025 season promises to excite and delight.
Opera review: La Bohème, Athenaeum Theatre
Despite being a tragedy, Melbourne Opera’s La Bohème is a joyful delight to watch.
QSO’s 2025 Season – something bigger than just our everyday life
Queensland Symphony Orchestra presents its 2025 season of aural as well as visual delights.
Opportunities and awards
Emerging composer fellowship open for applications, plus Victorian live music investment, finalists of play award and more!
Vale Lex Marinos OAM: actor, director, broadcaster and champion of diversity in the arts
The acclaimed and much-loved Greek-Australian actor, writer, director and advocate died last Friday, aged 75.
Opera Australia launches 2025 season with four musicals and homegrown talent
The national opera company’s 2025 season features a mix of accessible and canonical works.
Women leading the return of the guitar’s popularity
After declining guitar sales for over a decade, a turnaround is in sight, led by women and festivals like the…
Theatre review: The Box, various Tasmanian venues
A complex story of trying to break out of the "box" of public housing and of identity prejudices.
Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Arts Centre Melbourne
A wickedly delicious production from Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera.