Performing Arts

Theatre Review: Twelfth Night, Virginia Plain/New Theatre
'Even so quickly may one catch the plague?' Love is a virus in this independent production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night,…

Student designs cutting edge arts pavilion for Lake Macquarie
A cutting edge $3.5 million multimedia arts facility on Lake Macquarie is set to open in 2021, designed by an…

The 2021 arts festivals and events calendar... for now
The dates are in and 2021 is shaping up nicely for the arts, despite the possibility of pandemic postponements.

On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
New interim directors for Montsalvat, a new CEO for No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability, board for new Arts Capital…

Artists, Activism and the Anthropocene: What does it really mean for change?
After two summers that couldn’t be more different – from drought and fires to heavy rain – conversations about the…

Theatre Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Australian Shakespeare Company
This production of Midsummer is a playful and lighthearted jaunt in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens that offers an enjoyable night…

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Unveiling MONA's summer shows, Kids activities on tour in VIC, Piccinini's Skywhalepapa set to fly, Old Town cast announced, plus…

Sydney festivals defy pandemic
The COVID outbreak and teeming rains have challenged – but not stopped – Sydney Summer Festival Season.

Music Review: Tempora Mutantur, Australian Haydn Ensemble
In times like these we are privileged to be presented with a magnificent triple bill full of splendid playing.

Theatre Review: Beanstalk, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
Comedian, actor, writer and director Sam Longley beautifully brings to life the 'revised' version of Jack and the Beanstalk.