Search News

See all news

Circus

CircusWA's Eclipse. Photo: Tashi Hall.
Interviews

CircusWA's young artists tackle the Anthropocene, and visa issues, in Eclipse

CircusWA talks to ArtsHub about its latest production, Eclipse, and the heartbreak around its missing artist.

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's Rules of Summer. Photo: Jessica Wyld.
Features

Perth theatre guide: 5 best shows to see in July 2026

Perth theatres are buzzing this July.

A Fair Cut's Lukas Meintjes in character for his Melbourne Fringe show B48Y Crash Lands on Earth!
Features

Melbourne Fringe rejects artists’ requests for A Fair Cut

An open letter calling on Melbourne Fringe to improve the agreements with artists at this year's festival been rejected, however…

heredis assassins creed stage show
News

Assassin’s Creed is being adapted into a circus stage show

Assassin's Creed: Heredis will tell an original story brought to life with parkour, dancers, and acrobatic feats.

Applications are now open for Sydney Fringe 2026. Photo: Paul McMillan.
Sponsored

Sydney Fringe 2026: Australia’s fastest-growing indie arts festival wants your show!

Got an idea for a show? Sydney Fringe can help you put it in the spotlight – and creatives across…

Iestyn Davies as Orpheus and Samantha Clarke as Eurydice in Opera Australia's production of Orpheus and Eurydice, 2025. Photo: Jeff Busby.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Orpheus & Eurydice review: a magisterial marvel

Opera Australia’s collaboration with Circa breathes dazzling new life into Gluck’s mythology-mining Orpheus & Eurydice.

The Colleano family, subject of the film, The Colleano Heart. Image: The Colleano Heart.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

The Colleano Heart review: a remarkable Aboriginal success story 

Shapeshifting for decades to avoid detection as Aboriginal, The Colleano Heart follows a remarkable family of circus performers who won…

Banquet. Photo: Viva Circus.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Banquet review: captivating circus tackles the big issues

This innovative performance uses circus arts to explore class themes, but who's invited to the banquet?

The Mighty Caesar. Circus De Licious. Photo: Ian Sutherland.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Circus De Licious review: promising variety show doesn't quite hold together

The Circus De Licious performers brought energy but the Melbourne Fringe show lacked cohesion.

Elixir Revived. Image: Jason Matz.
StarsStarsStarsStarsStars

Elixir Revived review: brilliantly ocker acrobatics at Melbourne Fringe

A sophisticated subversion of masculinity, Elixir Revived asks what acrobats would get up to in a zombie apocalypse.

1 2 3 27