Performing Arts
Performance review: 12 Last Songs, WA State Theatre Centre, Perth Festival
Experimental and unscripted, this interactive, community-driven performance lasted for 12 hours.
Theatre review: Is This A Room, State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth Festival
A real-life interrogation about Russian interference in the 2016 US election is recreated onstage.
Performance review: Liza's Good Judy, Motley Bauhaus, midsumma festival
Classic songs in an ambitious tribute to, and exploration of, legends Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.
Beetlejuice The Musical: cast announcement
The leading cast members for 'Beetlejuice The Musical', with music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, have now been revealed.
Opportunities and awards
Georges Mora Fellowship open for applications, plus Li Cunxin honoured with Lifetime Achievement and Matilda Awards nominees revealed.
Dance review: Tantrum for 6, Northcote Town Hall
Six new beings navigate their world in a contemporary dance exploration of primal infancy and growth.
Theatre Review: Cruise, KXT on Broadway, Mardi Gras
Jack Holden’s Olivier Award-nominated play arrives in Australia for Sydney’s Mardi Gras.
Opera review: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Royal Exhibition Building
Melbourne Opera stays well within its comfort zone for Wagner’s epic comedy.
Performance review: Confessions of a Drag Queen Accountant, Skye Scraper, His Majesty's Theatre, FRINGE WORLD
A dynamic evening of salacious storytelling.
Theatre review: POTUS, fortyfivedownstairs
A satirical farce with a conceit and style very similar to 'Veep' that can’t quite compare.