Victoria

Show tunes ring out in a theatre lit by ghostlight
Unable to showcase their talents in the usual way because of COVID-19, graduating Music Theatre students from VCA have instead…

Theatre Review: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company opens it's first mainstage production in 12 months and the wait has been worth it.

Theatre Review: Macbeth, Australian Shakespeare Company
There is nothing quite like a dazzling production of a timeless Shakespeare classic to invigorate and restore.

Rebooting the museum of the moving image
After closing for a major make-over (and pandemic postponement) the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is re-opening with a…

Laura Jean McKay wins $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature
The Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards have been announced online, with Laura Jean McKay’s prescient story about a novel virus taking out…

Made in isolation, student resilience shines in online showcase
A dazzling array of new works made by graduating students at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Fine Arts and…

Hamlet inspires immersive theatre experience at the Malthouse
Designed to be COVID-safe for actors and audiences alike, 'Because the Night' is Malthouse Theatre's major production for 2021.

$8M in government support flows to Victoria’s live music industry
The Andrews Labor Government has announced its latest grant round recipients as part of the Victorian Music Industry Recovery Program.

Theatre Review: Iranian Bauhaus, La Mama
Elnaz Sheshgelani recreates an Iranian performance tradition that transports and delights.

Opinion: Is the Victorian Budget 2020-21 enough to revive our creative economy?
Victoria's Shadow Minister for the Arts, David Davis, argues that the state needs to safely increase its audience capacity in…