Search News

See all news

Performing Arts

overflow. A woman stands next to a basin in a graffitied club toilet. She is wearing a fishnet top and short black skirt and preening for the camera.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Overflow, Arts Centre Melbourne

A discomforting but illuminating exploration of the trans and gender-diverse experience.

Marriage. A hazy photo of five young women on a couch with balloons and a disco ball.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Marriage, Midsumma Festival

How does the institution of marriage affect the queer community?

Groundhog Day the Musical. Man on stage in tiny cluttered bedroom wakes up in bed with a dismayed look on his face.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Musical theatre review: Groundhog Day the Musical, Princess Theatre

Worth seeing again... and again... and again...?

Woman blowing confetti out of hands. Arts news.
News

This week's arts news and trending topics

We break it - you read it. This week's top Arts news stories.

Blinded by the Whites. Image is a man in glasses with a thick moustache wearing a red and white striped track suit top and resting his chin in his palm.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Comedy review: Blinded by the Whites, Daniel Muggleton, FRINGE WORLD, WA

A comic who covers a wide range of topics, from gender and intergenerational differences to political and economic issues.

Saplings. Image is three young men on stage, one seated on the ground, two standing and looking down at him. They are all behind a large net-like curtain.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: Saplings, Sydney Festival

Stories of young people in the youth justice system.

Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett. A woman in black feathers against a hazy spotlit backdrop throws her head back while stretching up her arms and singing into a microphone.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett, FRINGE WORLD, WA

A sexy and subversive celebration of difference.

Appeasing Nergal. Three performers attempting to balance wine glasses in front of a sofa against a black backdrop.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance review: Appeasing Nergal, FRINGE WORLD, WA

Three circus performers try to entertain themselves during lockdown.

Peter Cat Recording Co. Photo: Supplied. A five-person band from New Delhi. A group photo where the members are sitting, standing or hanging upside down.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Performance reviews: Smashed: The Nightcap, The Chosen Haram and Peter Cat Recording Co., Sydney Festival

A smorgasbord of cabaret, theatre and live music at the Sydney Festival.

‘A Body at Work’. Photo: Darren Gill. Two naked bodies lie on top of each other on a simple massage bed with their heads facing the viewer. A red light is illuminating their bodies.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama

A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.

1 113 114 115 116 117 1,691