Performing Arts
Kip Williams signs off as Artistic Director with STC 2025 season announcement
The STC's 2025 season features some Australian classics, returning and interstate hits, plus some intriguing debuts.
Theatre review: The Children, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA
Environmental disaster and the rocky affairs of the heart are braided in this production.
Opera review: The Turn of the Screw, Hayes Theatre
Director Craig Baldwin and the Hayes Theatre Co breathe new life into a Benjamin Britten classic.
A diasporic theatrical take on AI, with an Asian immigrant mother in futuristic Brisbane
In a new bilingual theatre production, an immigrant mother seeks solace in a humanoid following the death of her daughter.
Are auditions for acting schools fair?
Auditions at acting schools have become a mini industry. But many are concerned about the practice's economics and accessibility.
New urban garden, Laak Boorndap, revealed for Melbourne Arts Precinct
Situated on an elevated deck, the 18,000 square metres of parkland will provide a quick, accessible and safe connection from…
What happens in Vegas comes to Sydney Festival: Siegfried & Roy opera set for world premiere
A new chamber opera about Las Vegas magicians Siegfried and Roy has been announced as the centrepiece production of the…
Dance review: Horizon, Arts Centre Melbourne
'Horizon' is a new dance collaboration that explores Indigenous and Māori culture.
Dance review: Plagiary, Arts Centre Melbourne
'Plagiary' shows that while humans can respond creatively to AI, AI can’t replace human creativity... at least not yet.
Vale Jack Hibberd – great Australian playwright and author of Dimboola
Jack Hibberd, the author of 'Dimboola' and one of Australia's best known and most prolific playwrights, has died.