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From left, Michelle Fornasier, Caitlin Beresford-Ord, Helen Searle, Alex Jones, Rebecca Davis and Tegan Mulvany in Theatre 180’s production of 21 Hearts. Photo: Stewart Thorpe Photography.
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21 Hearts review: Theatre 180 brings wartime cruelties and courage to light

A strong ensemble cast brings audiences close to the horrors endured by Australians serving in World War II during the…

A man seen from behind on a bushwalk through Yarraville, Victoria. He wears a cap, a loose shirt, shorts and sturdy boots as he walks away from the camera down a dirt track lined with ferns and trees. A camera is slung over his back, and he carries a slender brach as a walking stick. arts sector appointments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Carsten Nicolai's installation Bausatz Noto (1998) at The Vinyl Factory: Reverb. A dark skinned woman wearing a red leather jacket and headphones listens to music at a desk of turntables. A rack of brightly coloured vinyl records stands behind her.
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London's The Vinyl Factory coming to ACMI for RISING

The Vinyl Factory: Reverb is an expansive exhibition about the grooves music has left in history and culture.

An earlier performance of POV, featuring different cast members than the performance reviews. n 11-year-old girl holds a sophisticated camera complete with antennae to broadcast it to screens in the theatre. She is filming a male actor, whose image is visible on a large screen behind them.
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POV review: live cinema refracts real life at Perth Festival

POV is a moving three-hander that features two new, unrehearsed adult actors every night.

Sydney Theatre Company's The Normal Heart. Photo: Neil Bennett.
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The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play

Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…

The Great Gatsby. Photo: Queensland Theatre Company / Shake & Stir Theatre Co.
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The Great Gatsby review: a vivid examination of the American dream

This theatrical production of The Great Gatsby is a faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

Songs of the Bulbul Aakash Odedra: a young male dancer in a white turban and robe photographed spinning with his eyes closed under a shower of red rose petals that are descending on him from above.
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Songs of the Bulbul review: Aakash Odedra unleashes exquisite freedoms at Perth Festival

In this dance performance, an ancient Sufi story of a caged Bulbul bird longing for escape is told with delicate…

WASO musician Nic Duncan. Image: Supplied. WASO presented Echoes Through Time as part of Perth Festival.
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Echoes Through Time review: unusual Perth Festival venue not doing musicians any favours

Perth Festival presented Echoes Through Time in an unusual venue, the St Mary's Cathedral.

Ludovico Di Ubaldo and Charles Dashwood in Ihsan Rustem’s Incandescence for West Australian Ballet's Ballet at the Quarry: Incandescence, 2026. Two shirtless male dancers, one with his back to the camera. The man facing the camera tender holds the other man's head in his right hand. A line of internally illuminated PVC piping physically seperates them.
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Ballet at the Quarry: Incandescence review: four world premieres danced under the stars

A Perth Festival staple, this outdoor performance features four new commissions, including Ihsan Rustem’s stunning Incandescence.

Thelma 2024 (detail) by National Photographic Portrait Prize 2025 Finalist, Em Jensen | opportunities and awards
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 16 to 22 February 2026

Closing soon: amazing opportunities for musicians, photographers, poets and literary journals.

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