Performing Arts
Opportunities and awards
ACT Book of the Year nominations open, plus recipients of Playing Australia fund and finalists of 2025 Asia Pacific Arts…
Fingers on buzzers! The rise of the live game show
Live game shows of all flavours have swiftly proliferated across comedy and fringe festivals. What's the attraction?
Opera review: La Traviata, Opera Australia, Joan Sutherland Theatre
Soprano Samantha Clarke ignites this current production of Verdi's masterpiece.
Music review: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek: Tabaran, City Recital Hall, Sydney Festival
The rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial Western influences were revisited for one night only.
Performance review: Blacknificense – The Cotton Club Experience, Chapel off Chapel, midsumma festival
A personal celebration of the gay and black contributions to jazz and popular music in the 20th century.
Performance review: Creative Juices, FRINGE WORLD
Interactive work-in-progress, this show depends on audience participation.
A Jane Austen classic opens a new era for Queensland Theatre
Opening his tenure as Queensland Theatre's Artistic Director, Daniel Evans co-directs a new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic.
Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival
Two very different shows at midsumma festival.
Concert review: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert, The Plenary
Indiana Jones rides again with the MSO following his every adventure.
Triple J Hottest 100 2024: Chappell Roan wins, low number of Australian artists
There were more votes than last year, but there were fewer Australians in the top 10 than in previous recent…