Performing Arts

Turning cancer on its head
Dr Jo Prendergast took her devastating diagnosis and said, ‘Yes, I can make a comedy show out of this.’

Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We break it – you read it. Keep you eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Theatre review: The Robot Dog, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler, Asia TOPA 2025
In the year 2042, a woman attempts to sort out her life while coming to terms with her mother's therapy…

Opera review: Innocence, Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival
A complex and multilayered production about collective guilt and trauma that deployed different languages and singing styles.

Port Fairy Folk Festival to feature Missy Higgins, Troy Cassar-Daley and more this weekend
One of the most long established and beloved music festivals in Australia returns.

2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary part 3: March
A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in March 2025.

Performance review: Sim Chi Yin, One Day We’ll Understand, Footscray Community Arts, Asia TOPAÂ
A multimedia performance exploring memory and inheritance.

Dance review: U>N>I>T>E>D, Asia TOPA 2025
A futuristic epic that turned philosophical.

Performance review: Night Night, State Theatre Centre WA, Perth Festival
A magical-realist show about the origins of life on earth.

Opportunities and awards
A $60,000 moving image commission opens, plus the winner of the MECCA x NGV Women in Design and finalists of…