Theatre
Theatre review: Happy Meal, Perth Festival
An uplifting and heartfelt production about growing up online.
How international festivals enrich their local arts ecologies
Four artists and four festival directors discuss the many ways major festivals support and nurture the national arts ecology.
From page to stage for HSC students in 2023
A new initiative by Actors Centre Australia will give HSC students the chance to see their curriculum texts performed.
Performance review: Devastating Beauty, Motley Bauhaus
Christopher Fieldus performs a one-person cabaret show, telling stories about their personal life punctuated with interpretations of modern songs.
Theatre review: Bad Feminist, Blue Room Theatre
There are ethical questions aplenty in this comedic treatment of a moral dilemma.
Theatre review: The Priestess of Morphine, Blue Room Theatre
A hauntingly beautiful contemporary opera from Tenth Muse Initiative.
Theatre review: A Broadcast Coup, Ensemble Theatre
Misogyny and gender inequality in the media – a continuing story.
Theatre review: One Woman Show, Sydney Opera House
A parodic exploration of well-worn tropes of female-led storytelling.
Theatre review: Trophy Boys, fortyfivedownstairs
Melbourne-based theatre company, The Maybe Pile, tackles privilege, power and high school debating for 2023 Midsumma Festival.
Performance review: House of the Heart, Melbourne Chinese Museum
The spectacular Dragon Gallery at Melbourne’s Chinese Museum provides a lush background for a cabaret show about home, love and…