live performance
Installation review: Endling, Vivid Sydney
A solo act that combines projections, sound and narration with confined aerial and physical theatre.
Event review: DroneArt Show, Caulfield Racecourse
Over-hyped drone show delivered barely-there spectacle.
Performance review: Night Night, Alexander Theatre, Monash Performing Arts Centres
A profound tale, told with modern tech whizz-bangery that inspires, makes us think and touches the heart.
Theatre review: Heaven, Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia Sydney
Kate Gaul directs the 2023 Irish Times' Best New Play at LGBTQIA+ museum and cultural centre, Qtopia Sydney.
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Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre
Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.
Theatre review: Storked, Theatre Works
The politics of pregnancy from a queer perspective.
Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre
Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.
Theatre review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, this Abridged version is as hilarious as it is joyful.
Music review: Theremin & Beyond, City Recital Hall
The haunting, unusual theremin collides with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in this spellbinding concert.