Performing Arts
Review: The Great Tamer, Perth Festival
A riveting piece of theatre that collapses mediums, genres, histories and logic allowing us to dwell, momentarily, in that place…
Review: Alchemic by Cassils, PICA
Two exhibitions at PICA give viewers the opportunity to confront, and to change, societal perceptions of complicit violence, making them…
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar, Riverside Theatres
With attention to detail, historical research and the assembling of a skilled company, this Jesus Christ Superstar is respectful, dramatic…
Review: A Family Outing – 20 Years On, Perth Festival
Twenty years after performing alongside her parents, Ursula Martinez revisits the conceit after her father's death and as her mother…
Review: MTC’s The Lady in the Van, and Malthouse's Barbara and the Camp Dogs
Melbourne’s two major theatre companies open significant productions a night apart, and never has the contrast between the companies been…
ArtsHub and Screenhub appoint George Dunford as new Content Director
Dunford has had a wide-ranging career in digital leadership, and will be relocating from Canberra to Melbourne to take up…
Kip Williams on love and LGBTQI+ storytelling
A special panel discussion at NIDA will put LGBTQI+ storytelling and representation centre-stage this Valentine’s Day.
ICYMI: this week’s arts news in brief
Records tumble at Arts Centre Melbourne, new leadership program announced in regional WA, festival winds up, latest program announcements, and…
Review: The Wolves, Belvoir
The most powerful aspect of The Wolves is the dissonance between admiring the physical skills and focusing in on the…
Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
tidal.18 award winner announced, Dancenorth's Artistic Director wins 2019 Arts and Culture Award, plus Manus Island detainee wins Vic Premier's…