Performing Arts

O Canada, how can we be like you?
Funding for the arts in Canada is soaring as Australia plateaus. Why are two similar countries treating the arts so…

Selby and Friends - Just 'C'
Selby and friends delight with works from nineteenth and twentieth century masters.

Jedi art warriors could save our society
The arts may contain the answer to a failing society but only if we stop buying in to the dominant…

Eight lessons from the arts that could save our souls
The keys to successful creative art are also the keys to a good life.

Hay Fever
Noël Coward’s 1925 comedy is brought to vibrant life by director Imara Savage.

Flaunt
Inspired by her own family history, choreographer Claire Marshall conducts a whistle-stop tour of women’s status through time

Unveiled: Latest program announcements
David Hockney, indie theatre in Hobart, Capsis as Crisp, and Madama Butterfly are among this week's program announcements.

My favourite Shakespeare
Picking favourites can be a revealing exercise. On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we discover how his words resonate…

Good People
Who is good and who is bad is a question as old as Adam and Eve, but this Ensemble Theatre…

40 ways the arts will improve with $115m new funds
Finally, some good news. The Victorian Government has promised funding for 40 initiatives to grow creative industries.