Performing Arts

Cabaret review: Skank Sinatra, The Loading Dock, Pride Fest
Skank Sinatra, doing it her way.

Australian Festival of Chamber Music moving to Cairns in 2026
After 35 years, the AFCM is moving 347 kilometres north to Cairns, but not before its final edition in Townsville…

Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre
Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…

Dance review: The Chronicles, RISING, Playhouse Arts Centre Melbourne
An epic multimedia dance feat that travels from womb to tomb.

Flying Fruit Fly Circus appointed head tenant of state-of-the-art circus centre in Melbourne
The former Circus Oz training and rehearsal centre in Collingwood, renamed Circus Centre Melbourne, is expected to open its doors…

Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: pub quiz literary questions, King’s Birthday Honours List, choosing a career…

Theatre review: The Assignment, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A coming-of-age comedy drama set in the 80s.

Performance review: The Act, RISING, Chunky Move Studios
A movement/theatre hybrid delving into the parallels and disconnections between dance and sex work.

Immersive review: Prison Island Melbourne, Docklands
34 cells offer escape room challenges of varying difficulties.

The art of intimacy: how cabaret artists connect with you from the stage
Adelaide Cabaret Festival artists share their stories of fostering connection with audiences and breaking down the fourth wall on even…