Performing Arts
ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts
Our rolling guide to the season announcements you may have missed.
New arts merger no forced downsizing, but a chosen path to growth
What started as friendly conversations between two arts CEOs has led to a performing arts company merger designed to benefit…
Australian live music faces crisis amid ticketing giants' control
Already challenged by the effects of soaring insurance premiums on small venues and cancelled festivals and events, now Australian live…
Performance review: A Love Letter to the Nightingale, The Blue Room Theatre
A meld of Persian mythology, theatre and video.
Musical review: Come From Away, National Theatre
The popular musical about community-building in tragic times returns.
Circus review: Escalate, Circus Oz HQ
A circus juggling show that keeps all of its balls in the air...
Performance review: A Brief Episode, Trades Hall
Ash Flander's show draws on his most recent life experiences.
Performance review: Seen & Heard, Trades Hall
Funny, touching, thoughtful and with glitter – what more could you want!
Dance review: The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave, Abbotsford Convent
A feat of dance endurance so full of energy and swagger you wanted to join in on the fun.
Performance review: FUTURE, Trades Hall
Predictions about the future crowdsourced and explored.