Theatre
![A grey-haired man wearing a blue shirt and a dark blue suit, as well as a lanyard around his neck, smiles at the camera. He is standing on the pitch of a sports stadium and a large soundstage has been erected behind him.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Garry-Van-Egmond-Photo.jpg?w=310)
Vale Garry Van Egmond
The Australian music industry titan, who toured the likes of AC/DC, Riverdance and Bette Midler, died following complications due to…
![A person in an orange top manipulates two puppets - an old woman in a wicker chair and a young boy with a yellow jumper and orange hair. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/spare.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Claremont Showground
A puppetry show that lovingly explores an intergenerational bond.
![Loot. Three people on stage look down at a corpse in a coffin, a young man with a moustache, an older grey-haired man and a blonde woman in a nurse's uniform.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/loo.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Loot, AdAstra Theatre
Given a strong production and cast, Joe Orton’s celebrated 'Loot' is as relevant today as when it was first written.
![Four people lie entwined in a group, they are all wearing white or cream coloured clothes. Closer. La Boite Theatre.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/la-boite-hero-2-hr-rgb-jpg-e1712537950782.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Closer, La Boite Theatre
An enthralling tale about the contentious nature of love and lust.
![Sydney Theatre Company. Into the Shimmering World. Image is a stage set of a farmhouse kitchen, set upon a platform with stairs up to it. Three of the four walls are missing and a man in farmer's clothes stands on the left of the platform with arms outstretched.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Into-The-Shimmering-World_Sydney-Theatre-Company_credit_Daniel-Boud_105.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Into the Shimmering World, Sydney Theatre Company Wharf Theatres
The brutality of the Australian landscape is evoked to tell a story of love, loss and renewal.
![James and the Giant Peach. A man dressed in boy's shorts and shirt has two people either side turned towards him and putting their hands on him, they are dressed as insects. They are all on a stage with a big orangey red backdrop and a couple of chairs, which could be representing the inside of a peach.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/joel-devereux.jpeg?w=310)
Theatre review: James and the Giant Peach, QPAC
A visually splendid production that would have benefited from greater attention to the narrative.
![Whitesnake3000. A woman of Asian appearance looks at the camera from side on. She is smiling and wearing white face make-up while sucking on a green tube.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/390064_whitesnake3000-blue-room-theatre2-e1712543142388.gif?w=310)
Performance Review: WHITESNAKE3000, State Theatre Centre of WA
Autobiographical dance theatre work exploring artistic, cultural and gender identity.
![First Nations woman in red dress standing in gallery space with Torres Strait Island art. Gail Mabo.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Gail-Mabo-2024-ArtsHub.jpg?w=310)
In conversation: Gail Mabo on curating and legacy
Dancer cum choreographer cum artist, Gail Mabo turns her hand to curating as a way to share culture.
![West Side Story by Opera Australia. A dark harbourside long shot of two young lovers - Tony and Maria - standing on metal balcony embracing, with a cityscape behind them.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/53602887763_7dc2bfca4e_o.jpg?w=310)
Opera review: West Side Story, Sydney Harbour
A stunning revival production of Opera on the Harbour’s biggest hit musical.
![GRIT. Image is four young people on a stage against a black backdrop. A man at the front has a mic and is shielding his eyes from the light with his hand. Behind him two woman are also singing into mics, while a third woman is closer to the front sitting on a seat with crossed legs and lacing her fingers around her knee.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/blah.jpg?w=310)
Performance review: GRIT, Perseverance Street Studio, Queensland
Captivating songs and stories about regional towns.