Performing Arts
Freedom of Speech: Melbourne Writers Festival
Melbourne Writers Festival Alternate Keynote address: Freedom of Speech: Should there be limits? With Ian Buruma.
Children of the Black Skirt: Abbotsford Convent
'Children of the Black Skirt' is a family event, because adults will enjoy the quality performances, and kids will giggle…
Norm and Ahmed and Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah: Downstairs Theatre
Norm and Ahmed, written by Alex Buzo, banned in three Australian states in the 1960s, feels very much as if…
Life’s A Circus: Theatre Works
It’s not very often that a new Australian musical is written these days, especially in the times of the US…
Miracle: BalletLab
BalletLab's latest work 'Miracle' is simultaneously riveting, bewildering, mesmerizing and ear-piercing!
Space re Place
For anyone who has completed or nearing the end of formal education in a creative sector discipline the prospect of…
A Streetcar Named Desire: The Old Mill Theatre
In 'A Streetcar Named Desire' playing at the Old Mill Theatre, all the performances were mixed.
The Melbourne Magic Festival: Northcote Town Hall
In the past 12 months magic has been steadily gaining an audience. Tim Ellis and Sue-Anne Webster produced the Melbourne…
The future of Australian theatre
Last month, for the first time in 20 years, theatre practitioners from across the country descended on Melbourne to explore…
Nutcracker – The story of Clara: The Australian Ballet
From the glamorous ballroom of the Russian Tsar to the dusty summer streets of Melbourne, Graeme Murphy’s 'Nutcracker' is a…