Theatre
Festival review: Pop Up North Queensland (PUNQ 2021), Townsville and surrounding regional towns
The festival's third iteration is the most ambitious yet in this sprawling and collaborative venture across the region.
20 year milestone shows independent theatre's struggle
An independent remount of a work first staged 20 years ago reveals struggles faced by artists since then.
Opportunities and Awards Wrap
Call outs for the Helen Anne Bell Award for Women Poets, National Arts and Disability Awards, Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants…
Theatre review: Durkh a Modne Gloz, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, Melbourne
An engaging fusion of Yiddish poems and cabaret, but the experiment didn't always work.
Federal Government injects further $35M; Support Act relief extended to all performing arts
Additional funding for Support Act and the Sustainability Fund hopes to keep the live performance sector afloat.
Theatre review: York, Black Swan State Theatre Company, WA
An innovative, dualistic technique that sees the past bleed into the present in this story about massacre on Country.
Theatre review: My Brilliant Career, La Mama Theatre, Melbourne
A new production underscores the enduring relevancy of this classic novel.
Theatre review: King Lear, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
A nuanced, many-coloured production bears contemporary resonance.
How one venue’s closure can damage the arts ecology of a city
The impending closure of the Bakehouse Theatre in May 2022 is potentially devastating for Adelaide’s independent arts sector.
Digital performing arts – not just for COVID, but the future
Live arts from home seems like a sugar hit for the times, but evidence shows we’re signing up for longer…