Performing Arts

Funny, you don't look like an Aborigine
Some Aboriginal actors are being excluded from playing their own culture because they are ‘not black enough’.

Theatre of the Revolution
In Egypt, where public theatre is often seen as a thinly veiled mouthpiece for the government, independent artists are revolutionaries…

Savage Queensland arts cuts
The defunding of fifteen mid level arts organisations in Queensland has sent the sector reeling, while others look to an…

Hanging Space
The cream of WAAPA’s dance talent develop works in and around sites in the historic Western Australian Museum.

In A Forest, Dark & Deep
A full length two-hander with no scene changes and no interval is always a big ask for a cast, director…

MSO Violin Spectacular
A program like the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s recent Violin Spectacular can hardly fail to be a success.

All My Sons
A gripping family drama which captures the classic inevitability of Miller's dark themes.

Chief Executive leaves following Arts Centre loss
Arts Centre Melbourne Chief Executive Judith Isherwood has quit following a massive budget blowout.

What to do when you’re defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?

Neil LaBute talks In a Forest, Dark and Deep
When a play shows in the forest, does it make a sound?