Performing Arts

Performance review: Elvis: A Musical Revolution, Athenaeum Theatre
With two rock and pop musicals opening in Melbourne on the same night, a show about the King manages to…

Comedy review: Tight Mums, Loose Units, Trades Hall, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Hysterical tongue-in-cheek Tight Mums dishing the dirt on married life and divorce.Â

Vale Jacqueline Dark
The 'indefatigably upbeat' Australian mezzo-soprano died this week, aged just 55.

Performance review: Tender, the Vault, Sydney Fringe Festival
This circus cabaret hybrid explores a disassembling of gender constructs in its fluid meld of bodies.

Shining a spotlight on South Asian Australian theatre
Why you should care about South Asian Australian theatre companies and their futures.

Patrick Gunasekera and Georgi Ivers: two artists and their journeys in crip time
Care can come in the form of time, patience, flexibility and community engagement in a world that still poses so…

Performance reviews: Best of the Fest and Me, My Cult & I, Sydney Fringe Festival
These performances remind us that independent art can be charming, but not always perfect.

A multi-hatted educator, actor and director takes on his next challenge
TAFE SA's Adelaide College of the Arts students have access to both industry-standard theatre spaces and renowned professional contacts with…

Ballet on the road: what goes into a regional ballet tour
Regional touring takes ballet out of its traditional and rigid contexts, and opens up viewing experiences to audiences around Australia

A beginners' guide to posthuman theatre
Ever heard of posthuman theatre? It may surprise you to realise it's profoundly human in form.