7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
The annual Melbourne Art Book Fair will return for its fifth year in 2019 from 15 " 17 March, hosting an array of industry talks from eminent international and Australian guests, including B…
Who is Oslo Davis? I'm an artist, illustrator and cartoonist. What would you do differently to what you do now? I like the idea of taking up mixed martial arts cage fighting. Who ins…
Monash University's recently developed Alexander Theatre in Clayton will play host to the musical adaptation of the highly acclaimed Australian novel, The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham as part o…
In its relentless drive for new resonances and ever more innovative ways of presenting Shakespeare, Bell Shakespeare, with this production of Julius Caesar, has finally succeeded in renderin…
You could gorge on shows in a night at the Sidesault Festival of new slants on Circus. My second show of an evening was Boss Squad by Madhouse Circus and Point & Flex Circus. The show's …
Brisbane’s La Boite Theatre Company has popped the cork on a sparkling 2019 season, offering seven invigorating experiences including the return of smash-hit Single Asian Female and th…
Who is Maeve Marsden? She's great, I'd hang out with her. The professional bio says 'writer, producer and performer working across theatre, cabaret, live music and storytelling', though, so …
Rehearsals for the Australian premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have begun in Melbourne, with the first images of the full company released. The award-winning, record-…
Opening Friday 19 October, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) will present a major retrospective of internationally-renowned South African photographer David Goldblatt, featuring…
Thanks to Circus Oz and their Collingwood home, the second annual Sidesault at the Melba festival is underway! There are two mini-seasons, each showcasing three companies per night over f…
Adelaide's founding father of Adelaide Cabaret Festival and the Adelaide Fringe, the late Frank Ford AM has bequeathed a long lasting legacy to his beloved SA arts community. Three generous …
One of Broadway's most treasured musicals, BARNUM, returns to Melbourne in an all-new spectacular production, will play an exclusive engagement at the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited s…
Who is Stephen Smith? I've spent 20 years on the opera stage. Five years ago I made the decision to return to Melbourne and move into real estate to support my family and spend more time at …
Toby Schmitz returns to the stage of his stomping ground as Red Line Productions presents the world premiere of Degenerate Art at the Old Fitz Theatre for a limited season from 20 October…
With an impressive 125-year milestone, the Newsboys Foundation will celebrate this achievement through a collaboration with Melbourne Youth Orchestras and Outer Urban Projects to present a d…
Larger-than-life unicorns, futuristic creatures and vibrant flowers bring to life State Library Victoria's facade with the unveiling of an artwork spanning 27 metres by RMIT student Caro Pat…
It's an odd realisation sitting in the audience expecting a musical and then nobody sings. To be sure, it doesn't help that on the program cover the two leads are mid-guffaw, no doubt foresh…
The Wheeler Centre and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC)Â have announced a new three-year partnership for The Next Chapter writers' scheme, Opening Scene – an opportunity …
Based on the film 8½ by Federico Fellini, Nine: The Musical tells the story of Guido – a famous movie director – suffering from writer's block on the eve of his next project. …
Who is Brett Kelly? A very fortunate person who is passionate about orchestral music and has spent almost his whole life performing in, and conducting orchestras. Whether as Principal Trombo…
Based on the book by acclaimed Australian author Peter Goldsworthy, Riverside's National Theatre of Parramatta will present the world-premiere production of Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam i…
In the present, Isa is a skilled young Congolese boxer in Australia coming up on his most important fight yet. In the past, Isa is a child soldier struggling to retain a grip on his humanity…
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has unveiled an impressive 2019 season that asks audiences in their 26th year “to explore and respond to the zeitgeist of our times” at the iconic…
The trick when selling a house is sparking buyers' imagination. If they walk into an empty house, there's nothing to stir the creative parts of their brain. If they walk into a fully-furnish…
The New Orleans Garden District in the steamy south of the United States, 1936. Well-off widow Ms Violet Venable is greying, and not as strong as she used to be. She and adult son Sebastian …
