Performing Arts

Music review: Sarah Blasko, Theatre Royal Castlemaine, ALWAYS LIVE festival
Sarah Blasko launches her seventh album to a captive Castlemaine audience.

2024, the year that was AI
Understanding the march of AI development and its uptake across the arts in 2024.

Performance review: The Pirates of Penzance – In Concert, QPAC
Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser, which offers an all-star cast with many musical gems.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra to tour Territory-wide in 2025
The DSO’s 2025 season will see Jonathan Tooby’s last hurrah as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor, but not before the Orchestra undertakes…

This week's arts news and trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Theatre review: The Heartbreak Choir, Ensemble Theatre
Themes of community, forgiveness and understanding lie at the heart of this crowd-pleaser, which rounds out Ensemble’s 2024 season. Â

Performance review: F Christmas, Malthouse Theatre
The antidote to traditional Christmas schmaltz.

Theatre review: Wanderings, Queensland Theatre
Nest Ensemble’s latest production is a thoughtful, well-conceived two-hander that examines important current societal issues. Â

The Art House Wyong: the Central Coast’s vibrant artistic heart
An independent not-for-profit arts organisation, The Art House champions Central Coast artists by providing creative and professional support.

Dance review: Intersections: Street Dance X Theatre, Riverside Theatres
A double bill of female-led street dance.