Performing Arts

Circa’s new paths to success
Executive Director Shaun Comerford says the company’s extraordinary growth is underpinned by one important adage: the art comes first.

Review: The Apparatus, Blue Room Theatre (WA)
A triptych of works by Kafka with dynamic physicality.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Finalists announced for 2019 Lester Prize, Ned Kelly Awards shortlist, Inaugural First Nations Fellowship, plus latest news in prizes and…

Review: Neon, DRILL (TAS)
An ambitious and logistically intricate work from the Hobart-based youth dance company.

Ultimate guide to working from home and staying focused
Independent creatives share tips for dodging distraction when working from home and how to set up a work space that…

New initiative to make the arts more inclusive
Under the new Fair Play initiative, leading Victorian arts organisations will be working to make the industry more inclusive.

Review: Golden Shield, Southbank Theatre (VIC)
A conceptually thrilling courtroom tragedy that underdelivers on the human drama.

Review: L’Appartement, QPAC (QLD)
Murray-Smith’s new play examines some big moral questions with mixed results.

Review: Wild Cherries, La Mama Theatre (VIC)
A moving piece of Australian theatre that examines the brutality of forced labour.

Review: Let Men Tremble, Theatre Works (VIC)
The Danger Ensemble’s provocative reinterpretation of The Scarlet Letter is a forceful critique of patriarchy.