Performing Arts
Opportunities and awards
Commission opportunities in NSW, plus winners of the 2023 Peter Porter Poetry Prize and Sydney Theatre Awards, and more!
Performance review: The Listies Make Some Noise
High-quality children’s entertainment, burps included.
Theatre review: Hamlet, Bogan Shakespeare Productions
Misogyny and incest make way for tinnies and Tim Tams in this bogan adaptation of 'Hamlet'.
Theatre review: Sunday, MTC
The loose boundaries of art and love are explored in this portrait of Heide Museum founder, Sunday Reed.
Opera review: La Bohème, Opera Australia
While Gale Edward's version of the opera goes out with a spectacular bang, this retiring production will endure in people's…
Theatre review: Blue, Belvoir St Theatre
A monologue of a young man navigating life in all its colours.
Theatre review: The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven
A transgender Jesus and a queer retelling of the New Testament makes for a provocative production.
Theatre review: seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Malthouse Theatre
Celebrity culture, Twitter and the commodification of Black women all combine in a potent brew.
Do children’s festivals encourage better arts education in schools?
As DreamBIG Children’s Festival returns to thrill kids and families, we consider whether this impact can translate into the classroom.
50 ways to conquer creative self-doubt
From cartoon voices to household habits, it's extraordinary what creative people do to keep their confidence up.