Performing Arts

On the Move: Latest sector appointments & departures
Head of Sector Development role created and appointed at the Australia Council, City of Melbourne appoints Creative City Director, new…

Review: The Blood of Kings, TheatreiNQ (QLD)
Powerful, riveting, and deserving of wider recognition.

Review: Are You Ready to Take the Law Into Your Own Hands, Arts House/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Asia TOPA presents a high-energy musical delight with extraordinary use of video.

Black Swan rejects conflict of interest concerns
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group being the principal sponsor of Black Swan State Theatre Company raises potential governance concerns, given…

Adelaide Fringe at 60
Over six decades to date, the Adelaide Fringe has been both a playground and a career springboard for Australian and…

Review: The Curtain, fortyfivedownstairs (VIC)
An empathetic production about a community almost never seen onstage.

Review: Last Words, Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre (VIC)
Joseph Sherman’s play is a brave, outstanding work that confronts the experience of Alzheimer’s.

Applause: Latest funding and awards announced
Craft Victoria honours graduating students, 2020 Tasmania Theatre Award Winners announced, Karen Wyld to publish new manuscript, plus latest awards…

50 Australian composers commissioned by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Composers from almost every state and territory, half of them women, have been commissioned to create works across a broad…

Something fresh in the state of Denmark
Designer Anna Tregloan describes how she has brought Hamlet’s wintry world to the stage for Bell Shakespeare’s 30th anniversary.