Performing Arts
Theatre review: The Last Train to Madeline, Meat Market Stables
A two-hander that tracks an evolving friendship through time.
Theatre review: Cost of Living, Queensland Theatre
'Cost of Living' is a play for our times about the price we all pay to be human.
Theatre review: King Lear, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3
Bell Shakespeare takes a minimalist approach to 'King Lear' in its first production of the play since 2010 – with…
So you want my arts job: Theatre Critic
Aside from the glamour of swanning around on opening nights among the glitterati, being a theatre critic necessitates a lot…
Theatre review: Cutting Onions, The MC Showroom
A visual extravaganza about modern relationships.
Theatre review: Shrapnel, fortyfivedownstairs
A production that celebrates Natalie Gamsu and invites the Jewish South African community to recall memories of their formative years.
Theatre review: Samuel Beckett and the Rainbow Girl, St Martin’s Theatre
A new play exploring Irish novelist James Joyce’s Paris years in the 1920s.
This week's arts news and trending topics
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Listening to the desert speak and answering with art, song, music and culture
September is the ideal time for cultural tourists to visit Central Australia, thanks to the annual Desert Festival and Desert…
After a solid debut, Now or Never reveals 2024 program
Promising highlights include the homecoming of Marco Fusinato’s monstrous Venice Biennale work and a four-night music line-up at the Royal…