Performing Arts
Returning festival aims to make playwrights more visible
The second annual Australian Playwrights’ Festival, presented by Currency Press, will be held in Sydney in late August.
Opportunities and awards
New international funding opportunities, plus winner of the 2023 Griffin Award for playwriting and finalists of Bowness Photography Prize, and…
Teaching Miss Peony 牡丹小姐: a high school teacher’s perspective
Theatre studies teacher Shane Woon talks about choosing diverse shows for students, and interviews playwright Michelle Law about her latest…
What does it take to be a virtuosic pianist?
Jeonghwan Kim recently won the prestigious 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition and is now on a recital tour around Australia.
Theatre review: The Turn of the Screw, Seymour Centre
An homage and a modern stage version of Henry James' famous ghost story.
Festival review: Illuminate Adelaide, from Unsound to Oneohtrix Point Never
Adelaide’s winter festival offers a rich array of experiences, from the sensory overload of Unsound Adelaide to a night-time ramble…
Music review: Symphony Series 5, Vitality, Adelaide Town Hall
A musical Mount Everest and a starry, starry night.
Theatre review: The Hypotheticals, State Theatre Centre of WA
Should a gay man and his female best friend have a child together?
Music review: Governor’s Gala: Romance isn’t Dead, Yet…, Australian Festival of Chamber Music
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Governor’s Gala offered splendid playing of some of the most romantic music ever written.
Theatre review: Off the Record, New Theatre
A #MeToo exploration of power and sexual assault is realistically portrayed.