Performing Arts
Sydney Festival 2026 celebrates 50 years of helping shape the city’s culture
Festival Director Kris Nelson discusses his inaugural Sydney Festival program, and looks to the future while celebrating the festival’s legacy.
Hair review: musical’s emotional heart lost in underwhelming production
The tribal love-rock musical opens in Melbourne with an underwhelming production that's more parody than passionate remount.
Dark Mofo announces 2026 dates
Arguably, one of Australia’s most loved winter festivals, Dark MoFo returns in 2026,with Night Mass tickets on sale this week.
Are opera audiences really in decline? Big picture results reveal all
ArtsHub has collated the data on our major opera companies recent attendance figures and financials to reveal some interesting trends.
Sydney Conservatorium to expand West – the first in 110-year history
The Sydney Conservatorium to open new state-of-the-art learning space in Parramatta in 2026.
First Nations residency and funding opportunities a 'game changer' for artists
With a dedicated music residency and funding of up to $50,000, Creative Australia's programs for First Nations artists and young…
Dying: A Memoir review: a generous gift
Benjamin Law’s adaptation of his friend Cory Taylor’s dying wish flies high
Kindred People: Monash University announces new Indigenous-led festival for 2026
New festival Kindred People aspires to ‘energetically encourage' the sharing of Indigenous knowledges.
Whitefella Yella Tree review: first contact and first love collide
The award-winning Whitefella Yella Tree returns to tell a heart wrenching and vital coming-of-age story.
Malacañang Made Us review: cancel culture meets martial law
Malacañang Made Us, presented by Queensland Theatre Company, shows how one act of resistance can ripple across generations.