Performing Arts
Musical review: Bloom, Arts Centre Melbourne
A musical set in an aged care facility? Sounds like a difficult task, but Bloom comes up roses.
Music Review: DIVAS, Queensland Performing Arts Centre Â
An extraordinary vocal talent interpreting a wide range of renowned female singers.
Symphony Orchestra’s new season of storytelling
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) 2024 program highlights storytelling, reimagining and turning the ordinary into extraordinary.
Theatre review: Animal Farm, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
Orwell's classic work given a Australian political spin.
Music review: Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Hamer Hall
A program packed with excitement, but light on choral spectacle.
In the beginning: a deeper look at the stories behind Lele
‘Lele’ traces the lives of a Samoan Australian family with resonating messages on drill music, community and trauma.
Theatre review: Jailbaby, Griffin Theatre
An unflinching look behind prison doors.
Musical review: Seven Little Australians, Stirling Theatre, WA
The Stirling Players loyally resurrect this beloved Australian classic with dramatic flair and authentic affection.
Performance review: Interloper, Theatre Royal, Hobart
Tasmanian circus performers offer a gentle and generous piece of theatre.
Opportunities and awards
Matched fundraising programs inviting applicants, mentoring for diverse writers, plus winners of Footscray Art Prize, and finalists across the arts.