New South Wales

COVID-chaos disrupts July, hopes for August
SA’s snap lockdown halts Illuminate Adelaide; Australian Festival of Chamber Music cancels 30th anniversary; Winter Jazz Fest hopes for August.

Live music receives targeted support as pandemic continues
New funding support for the COVID-impacted live music sector is available in QLD and NSW.

Exit interview: Rachel Kent leaves MCA for Bundanon
After shaping the MCA's curatorial vision for two decades, Rachel Kent makes the leadership shift from Chief Curator to CEO…

Save The Performing Arts In Wagga Wagga
Charles Sturt University has put forward a draft change proposal to the Bachelor of Creative Industries course.

7 steps to building the perfect arts board
A strong Board can be essential to a flourishing arts organisation. But what does that look like and how can…

Opera Review: Aida, Opera Australia
New technology revitalises a classic Verdi tragedy.

Connecting with Country through theatre
Mitch King's new work is about storytelling on Country, with and for the community, and about the Yaegl people's connection…

Theatre Review: Come from Away
Sparks of goodwill shine in the trail of darkness.

Theatre Review: A Room of One’s Own, Belvoir
Belvoir’s production of Virginia Woolf’s classic polemic on women in literature is a sophisticated and stimulating exploration of the role…

Theatre Review: Fun Home, Sydney Theatre Company
Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel, this musical is a visually inventive and emotionally rich night at the theatre.