live performance
One Night Only review: form-melting theatre that scoops us up
One Night Only, a new collaboration from Rawcus, presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy, soars and swoops through time and place.
Meow Meow’s Red Shoes review: a cabaret masterclass
You’re never quite sure where Meow Meow's cabaret caper is going, but it's so good you don’t care.
Burnie Arts opens after $20.5 million redevelopment
The redevelopment of the original 1976 civic centre was carried out while staff kept working in the building and exhibitions…
La Mama 2026 and beyond: reflect, reconnect, relaunch
La Mama reopens after a year of reflection and reconnection, doubling down on ‘complete artistic freedom’ and committing to staging…
Elastic Hearts review: pirouettes performed to Sia’s pop music
Sneakers replace pointe shoes in this joyful Sia-inspired dance spectacle from Queensland Ballet.
Hair review: musical’s emotional heart lost in underwhelming production
The tribal love-rock musical opens in Melbourne with an underwhelming production that's more parody than passionate remount.
Are opera audiences really in decline? Big picture results reveal all
ArtsHub has collated the data on our major opera companies recent attendance figures and financials to reveal some interesting trends.
Dying: A Memoir review: a generous gift
Benjamin Law’s adaptation of his friend Cory Taylor’s dying wish flies high
Kindred People: Monash University announces new Indigenous-led festival for 2026
New festival Kindred People aspires to ‘energetically encourage' the sharing of Indigenous knowledges.
Adelaide Festival 2026: Matthew Lutton reveals his inaugural program
Lutton discusses the creative shift required in programming a festival instead of a theatre company, and why he has not…