live performance
Performance review: Bite Club: 2nd Serve, Arts Centre Melbourne
The Brief's Factory troupe returns to entertain and scandalise with their circus tricks.
Theatre review: The Puzzle, Dunstan Playhouse
State Theatre South Australia celebrates 50 years of the Dunstan Playhouse with a David Williamson world premiere.
Comedy review: The Racist Immigrants, Sydney Fringe Festival
POC comedians indulge and take a swipe at ethnic stereotypes.
Theatre review: Cicada, Wharf 2 Theatre
Shaun Tan's picture book about capitalism and individualism is brought to life via enchanting puppetry.
Opera review: Puccini Gala: Suor Angelica, Athenaeum Theatre
A one-act opera and gala concert that showcases the best of Melbourne Opera talent.
Dance review: Dredge, Theatre Works
Dance theatre that tracks the beginning of life and follows it to modernity.
Dance reviews: Twofold, Rosyln Packer Theatre
Sydney Dance Company’s latest offering is a double act: Rafael Bonachela’s 'Impermanence' – which debuted in 2021 – and a…
Theatre review: Cost of Living, Southbank Theatre
Making its Melbourne debut, this production explores human connection and the lives of those living with disability.
Women leading the return of the guitar’s popularity
After declining guitar sales for over a decade, a turnaround is in sight, led by women and festivals like the…
Theatre review: The Box, various Tasmanian venues
A complex story of trying to break out of the "box" of public housing and of identity prejudices.