live performance
Celebrating anniversaries in 2025: the second wave of announcements
ArtsHub celebrates the performing arts organisations and festivals that are marking major anniversaries in 2025.
30 years in the making: a world-first for Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'
Actor Samuel West took a gamble in 2006, taping himself performing half of one of Beckett's most famous works. In…
So you want my arts job: Librettist
If you possess humility, audacity, originality and passion, becoming a librettist may suit you, says playwright, director, dramaturg and librettist…
Awards are fickle beasts, so do your part and nominate a peer for the win
The Art Music Awards offer vital professional endorsement, that’s why it’s important for peers to nominate who gets a look…
Musical review: Ruthless! the Musical, MC Showroom, midsumma festival
Interwoven tales of raging ambition for theatre stardom, with songs, sequins and satire.
Theatre review: Anatomy of a Suicide, Meat Market Stables
Alice Birch's prize-winning play is presented in Melbourne for the first time.
Where to see Patricia Piccinini's Skywhales in 2025
The second national tour of Patricia Piccinini’s incredible Skywhale balloons, has been announced.
Panti Bliss on fighting fascism, changing culture and the art of drag
Rory O’Neill, aka Irish drag star Panti Bliss, discusses career longevity and how standing up to the far right inspired…
Circus review: Small Acts of Resistance, Women’s Circus Gasworks Arts Park
Strong, simple, effective social circus, celebrating strength on every level.
Performance review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Fairfax Studio, midsumma festival
For those who love Kate Bush, but also for those who don't... yet.