Performing Arts
Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab: the best of the festival so far
The writers in Sydney Fringe Festival's Reviewer Lab have been busy. Here are 6 shows that have caught their attention.
Bonkers, award-winning Phar Lap musical races back for a national tour in 2027
Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical will return with an expanded Sydney season before touring Australia.
Theatre audiences still show up – so why do so many shows fail to make money?
The cost of wages, venues and materials keep rising with the rest of the economy, while the product of theatre…
Performing arts leaders making a difference recognised in 2026 IMPACT Awards
Arts on Tour takes top honour at Australia's national performing arts awards, nine more winners recognised.
From sheepshearing to the world stage: Lewis Major’s unlikely dance journey
Leading Australian choreographer Lewis Major is on a mission to make contemporary dance less intimidating.
Who gets to survive the apocalypse? How to Eat Rabbit offers something fresh to chew on
It’s the end of the world and no one feels fine in this dystopian drama, playing as part of Melbourne's…
No One Gets Out of Here Alive dances with death: ‘We want it to go beyond words’
Playing Brisbane Festival and then Bleach Festival, No One Gets Out of Here Alive is a dance-theatre work about an…
Vale Rachel Burke, visionary lighting designer who illuminated Australian theatre
Rachel Burke's life and work will be celebrated at a memorial gathering in Melbourne on 15 September.
Megan Wilding’s hit rom-com revenge thriller heads up Belvoir’s 2027 Season
Game. Set. Match. sets sights on Sydney as Belvoir refuses to play it safe with a bold 2027 season.
Melbourne Fringe is fighting to fill the gaps in a shrinking sector
As festivals fold and tensions rise, Melbourne Fringe weighs what artists need in 2026 and the role it must play…