Performing Arts
First independent Australian Ring Cycle in 108 years will begin in 2021
Melbourne Opera’s staging of The Ring Cycle, starting with Das Rhinegold next year, will be the first independent staging of…
Theatre Review: PIPPIN, Sydney Lyric Theatre
PIPPIN is undeniably spectacular with high-octane choreography and staging, but this 70s revival production has thin moments.
Theatre Review: Oklahoma!, Heath Ledger Theatre
Come along and slap your thighs and stamp your feet to a musical that will never die!
On the Move: Latest appointments and departures
Bundanon Trust CEO steps down, A New Approach appoints new Board, Kill Your Darlings appoints new Deputy Editor, and more.
Why you need a tree change (from the archives)
People working in the arts and creative industries are moving out of the city and finding the tree change to…
Music Review: Charpentier's Messe de minuit, Pinchgut Opera
The Christmas story becomes a salve, a symbol of warm hope after a year of trauma.
ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Belvoir and STC granted exemption on audience numbers, Overlapping Magisteria opens at ACCA, high-flying PIPPIN comes to Australia, plus more…
How street art can revitalise a city
Postponed due to COVID, the first edition of the Fivex Art Prize will soon be announced with artworks to be…
Theatre Review: Ripcord, State Theatre Company of SA
An impressive battle of wills for a bed with a view.
Creative industries inquiry demonstrates need for national cultural policy as hearings continue
Australia’s Parliament is holding an inquiry into the creative industries. Ben Eltham looks at the evidence given in public hearings.