Performing Arts

Michael Gow on the agony of theatre
Struggle is the essence of drama proposes playwright Michael Gow in his keynote address at the National Play Festival 2016.

Save Big West campaign fails
Organisers are determined to harness the community’s energy into a constructive future outcome.

New festival responds to community need
The Sunshine Coast’s rich but diffuse cultural activity will be brought together for the first time in the new Horizon…

25% off tickets to Australian Youth Orchestra with Hélène Grimaud
Experience the exhilaration of the AYO featuring critically acclaimed French pianist, Hélène Grimaud - Melbourne & Sydney shows.

Art school merger is off
Sydney College of Arts will remain independent after the University of Sydney told students it was terminating the agreement with…

Four ways artists are activists
You don’t need to sew your lips together or take to the streets to make political art. In fact, your…

Ten best day jobs for artists
The right job can support and strengthen your artistic practice.

Cheers as playwright castigates Arts Minister
Patricia Cornelius faced down Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield at a national playwrights dinner on Tuesday.

Creative Industries boom in UK (but that was before Brexit)
Creative industries have bucked the trend in Britain’s depressed economy and the Government claims the success will survive Brexit. Artists…

David Williamson on what's wrong with Australian theatre
Rip down thousand-seat mausoleums and replace them with multiplexes, says Australia's most successful playwright.