live performance
Theatre review: Chewing Gum Dreams, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville
A solo show that traverses the life of a black teenager teetering on the edge of adulthood.
Music Review: Ecstasy, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Series 8, Adelaide Town Hall
The ASO's final Symphony Series for 2023 featured outstanding contributions from violinist Anthony Marwood and conductor Chloé van Soeterstède.
Comedy review: Wang In There, Baby! – Phil Wang, Astor Theatre, Perth
Phil Wang's comedy explores cultural differences between East and West.
Dance review: Somos, Neilson Studio, Sydney
A world dance premiere with a distinctly Spanish flavour.
Performance review: Spooktacular, Sue Benner Theatre
A cabaret treat on the spookiest night of the year.
Theatre review: Girls in Boys' Cars, National Theatre of Parramatta
Two young women on a road trip in Western Sydney. What could possibly go wrong?
Theatre review: The Memory of Water, Ensemble Theatre
This award-winning play about three sisters is a bittersweet comedy.
Theatre review: Twelfth Night, Sydney Opera House
This production of Shakespeare's classic gender swap comedy deliberately dramatises its tragic elements.
Performance review: Bacon, A Dodgeball Named Desire, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Navigating self-acceptance and homophobia in one show, dodging a slew of balls in another, with sport versus arts.
Theatre review: Flake, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre
A story of family, connection and dislocation set in Hanoi.