Theatre
Theatre review: Tommy, Adelaide Festival
Making its world premiere at the Adelaide Festival, this jazz reimagining of The Who’s masterpiece is far from audience-ready.
Theatre review: Azimut, Adelaide Festival
Named after an astronomical term describing a star’s distance from the viewer, this work is remote but beautiful.
WA arts after the mining boom
With income from the resource sector declining, what are the implications for arts funding and philanthropy in Western Australia?
Tasmanian theatre revival bridges pro-am divide
The inaugural Tasmanian Theatre Awards, to be presented later this month, demonstrate the vitality of a sector structurally different from…
Adelaide Fringe: how big is too big?
A record number of events will be presented at the 2015 Fringe, but Director Greg Clarke has no fears the…
Shall we dance? Why Opera Australia staged The King and I
Why is a government subsidised company staging a work that falls squarely within the ambit of commercial theatre?
Is Adelaide on the cusp of something big?
The so-called ‘second tier’ of Adelaide was laid waste during the 1990s but a new generation is reclaiming the territory.
Adelaide Festival Centre bows to commercial imperatives
The last bastion has fallen, driving up ticketing costs.
Do we need a National Indigenous Theatre?
The new conversation about a National Australian Theatre has a feeling of deja vu for Indigenous performers who have long…
Space woes afflict Adelaide theatre-makers
Adelaide’s theatre sector lacks appropriate and accessible space. Is redeveloping Queen’s Theatre the answer?