Performing Arts
Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 22 to 28 July 2025
Adelaide Fringe poster competition returns, Creative WA Fellowships for young talent plus Lester Prize shortlist and more opportunities.
Rumbleskin review: Australian stage show meets American gothic
Writer Ames May Nunn and director Alonso Pineda have crafted a modern allegory in Rumbleskin, at fortyfivedownstairs.
Nearly $3 million donated by three philanthropists for performing arts history
Three major donations of approximately $1 million each will support and showcase Melbourne’s performing arts history.
The Phantom of the Opera returns to haunt Sydney Harbour in 2026
Opera Australia’s 2026 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour kicks off a global celebration of Phantom’s 40th anniversary.
Here You Come Again review: Parton musical slaps too sweetly
How does this Dolly Parton musical handle the fine line between love letter and tacky tribute show?
Threadbare review: a queer family drama at Melbourne's St Martins Youth Arts Centre
In threadbare, Tomas Parrish-Chynoweth explores the challenges and joys of families chosen and given.
Echo: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen review: a beguiling dramatic experiment
An innovative magic carpet ride across time and space.
Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival
The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…
Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival
The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…
SOFT CENTRE 2025 to take over Sydney with experimental art and electronic music
Expect international electronic sensations, home-grown immersive art pioneers and critical conversations at SOFT CENTRE.