Performing Arts
The Nightline review: dial into this surreal hotline and eavesdrop on sleepless strangers
Part theatre, part audio experiment, The Nightline transforms anonymous confessions into an immersive experience.
Matilda the Musical is returning to Australia in 2027
More than one million Australians saw it the first time around. Now Matilda The Musical is back, with Tim Minchin's…
What I've Learned: Thomas Gorham, acrobat
Acrobat and circus artist Thomas Gorham of Head First Acrobats discusses his career, what it's like to perform naked and…
The Flying Nun is encouraging experimentation in Sydney
Running until November, The Flying Nun's latest performance program spans everything from breakdancing to comedy lectures on brutalism.
Do Not Go Gentle review: award-winning play makes Brisbane debut
Five residents of an aged care home relive Robert Scott's famous South Pole expedition in Queensland Theatre's Do Not Go…
Bloomshed theatre company on Animal Farm: 'You can say the dangerous things you want to say'
Bloomshed's James Jackson and Elizabeth Brennan talk Animal Farm and making bold theatre that engages and entertains.
Cut Chilli review: Australian race relations play is pacy, funny and thought-provoking
Chanturan Aran's Cut Chilli offers an important, and humorous, take on contemporary Australian race relations.
Death of A Salesman review: still relevant, still brilliant
Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte lead a terrific cast in Neil Armfield's winning production of Death of a Salesman.
'Throwing money into a black hole': The reality of taking an Australian show to Edinburgh Fringe
The fantasy of being ‘discovered’ is only part of the appeal. So why do artists risk everything for Edinburgh Fringe?
Why do lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out
Sometimes, the lyrics of a song can feel like they’re reaching into the very depths of our soul.