Performing Arts
Judith Wright Arts Centre reopens after $3.1m refurbishment
First opened in 2001, the new refurbished multi-arts centre in Fortitude Valley re-opened in Fortitude Valley last Friday.
A regional Queensland university reawakens the creative arts
After an unprecedented year in the tertiary sector, University of Southern Queensland’s School of Creative Arts has launched a slate…
Ensuring an accessible future for the arts sector
As the changes brought by COVID fade, an upcoming conference aims to ensure we keep the best of the disruption…
On the Move: Latest sector appointments and departures
Director of Riverside Theatres resigns after 20 years, Black Swan Chair steps down, new triumvirate leads Four Winds, and more.
Craig McLachlan and workplace respect (from the archives)
McLachlan was accused of indecent assault in 2014 so the state’s previous laws were applied to the case. But what…
Exit interview: Tim Munro, Theatre Royal, Hobart
After 17 years as CEO of Australia’s oldest continually operating theatre, Tim Munro is moving on. He reflects on his…
Theatre Review: Playthings, Black Swan and Blue Room Theatre
Moving from black box to main stage, Playthings delivers an overflowing schoolbag of revelations.
Performance Review: Meat Mirror, Anywhere Festival
This new feminist artwork by Brisbane-based artist Jay Younger and performer/choreographer Lisa O’Neill cleverly lures in the audience with comedy…
Theatre Review: Taming of the Shrew, Queensland Theatre
An exquisitely timed, hilarious version of Shakespeare's classic play.
A budget that risks flatlining our culture?
The arts got a passing reference in the Budget speeches this week but Esther Anatolitis couldn't see a vision for…