Performing Arts
When the pen is mightier than the casting couch
Gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, shape, ability – everything that defines a character can be dictated by the playwright. It's time…
Review: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, QPAC
Hannaford excels as Carole King. She’s energised, mournful, ecstatic, introverted, forgiving and gutsy.
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New executives at QLD Symphony Orchestra, Multicultural Arts VIC and Australian Festival of Chamber Music, plus changes at ATYP, Pantera,…
Review: Melancholia, Malthouse Theatre
Malthouse Theatre’s Melancholia is an ambitious adaptation of Lars Von Trier’s 2011 film of the same name.
10 ways to get on top of your emails
To finally gain mastery over our inboxes we have to deal with the root causes and not just the symptoms…
Review: Polygraph, Theatre Works
An engrossing and visceral exploration of how truth and trauma can bind lives together and tear them apart.
Free yourself from the limitations of specialisation
While artistic specialisation has clear value, it can also limit one's creativity. Sometimes a new collaborator is required, to push…
Review: An Ideal Husband, Arts Centre
MTC’s revival brings a robust render to the narrative of unavoidable corruption in a money-made society.
Review: JOAN, Waterside Workers Hall
Co-presented by the Rabble and Vitalstatistix, JOAN is sprinkled with unflinching theatrical moments.
Art lovers' house sold to support underprivileged students
A Melbourne couple’s house, left as a bequest to Monash University, sold for $1.91 million at auction; the money will…