Performing Arts
This week's arts news and trending topics
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Comedy review: Blinded by the Whites, Daniel Muggleton, FRINGE WORLD, WA
A comic who covers a wide range of topics, from gender and intergenerational differences to political and economic issues.
Theatre review: Saplings, Sydney Festival
Stories of young people in the youth justice system.
Performance review: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett, FRINGE WORLD, WA
A sexy and subversive celebration of difference.
Performance review: Appeasing Nergal, FRINGE WORLD, WA
Three circus performers try to entertain themselves during lockdown.
Performance reviews: Smashed: The Nightcap, The Chosen Haram and Peter Cat Recording Co., Sydney Festival
A smorgasbord of cabaret, theatre and live music at the Sydney Festival.
Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama
A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.
Musical review: RENT: The Musical, QPAC
This latest iteration of Jonathan Larson's hit show will captivate a new generation of music theatre lovers.
Performance reviews: Ruff Trade and Trans Woman Kills Influencer, Midsumma Festival
‘Trans Woman Kills Influencer’ leans into the modern day, while Steven Dawson’s ‘Ruff Trade’ is a devilishly good tragedy set…
Orientalism, a stain that taints Australian opera?
From yellowface to chinoiserie – Orientalism pervades Western stages, so will that include Adelaide Festival’s upcoming, lauded centrepiece opera?