7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Who is Simon Burke? That's between me and my shrink! What would you do differently to what you do now? I think I probably would be in politics. I kind of have been tangentially over the year…
In what has fast become a Perth summer institution, the Fringe World Festival kicks off this weekend offering Westralians the opportunity to make the most of the balmy summer nights and enjo…
Arts Centre Melbourne and Midsumma Festival will bring you the cream of the queer comedy crop with a star-studded night of high-camp and butch hysterics in the Midsumma Comedy Extravaganza a…
A funny and moving Australian classic from the award-winning playwright of Holding the Man, Tommy Murphy’s Strangers in Between gets a timely new production for the 2018 Midsumma…
Only about a decade ago, any serious young musician in Australia would run a mile from being labelled as "folk". But among the new beards in the inner city, along with a returned desire for …
Who is Steve Sumpton? It's taken a lot to get to a point where I can confidently say that I'm a contemporary fine-art photographer, but after a busy and productive year I feel like I'm there…
From Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour comes NASSIM – an audacious theatrical experiment that explores the power of language to unite us in unknown, uncertain times. No rehearsals…
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery presents the seminal work Looking For Langston (1989/2017) by Isaac Julien – one of Britai…
Georgina Hopson has been announced the winner of the 2017 Rob Guest Endowment Award held last night during the Grand Final Event at the Capitol Theatre Rehearsal Room. Competing against five…
Young Australian Broadway Chorus' production of Wicked almost makes you see those bright onomatopoeic sound effects superimposed in the 60's Batman series: POW! Young performers with sensati…
More than 450 members of the Sydney theatre community packed the Everest Theatre at the Seymour Centre last night to celebrate the best of Sydney theatre, as the 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards w…
Who is Emily McDaniel? I'm a Wiradjuri woman, from the Kalari (Lachlan River) clan in central New South Wales, living on Dharug (Liverpool) land, working on Eora (Sydney) country. I curate, …
This January and February, Belvoir will present Daniel Keene’s intensely moving and profoundly thought-provoking play, Mother, written for and starring Noni Hazlehurst (A Place to C…
Ten years after his passing, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has published an online curated collection celebrating the legacy of Australian actor Heath Ledger. Born …
Last year, a $1.4 million trial program was announced by the Victorian Government, meaning more than 3,000 men would have access to a ground-breaking new drug – PrEP – which dras…
Twenty one beautifully decorated 'street pianos' have popped up around Arts Centre Melbourne, the CBD and in suburbs across Melbourne for everyone to enjoy until 4 February 2018, as part of …
Adelaide Festival Centre's Walk of Fame officially opened on Friday, with international sensation Tim Minchin and a host of world-class entertainers joining in the celebrations. Todd M…
With the sold-out season at Roslyn Packer Theatre set to close this Saturday, Global Creatures has announced that Muriel's Wedding The Musical will commence a return season at the Sydney …
Who is Lena Cruz? Lena is grateful to be alive. She is sometimes challenged by some of the things currently happening in our world, but at the same time, feels positive as she is blown away …
The radical Philadelphia-based collaboration Black Quantum Futurism, consisting of musician and poet, Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother); and writer and activist Rasheedah Phillips, perform…
The announcement that Adam Rennie was to take over the role of Frank N. Furter in the Australian production of the Rocky Horror Show was received with mixed reactions. Could this move …
Inspiring you to pull up your sleeves and get involved, the next Arts House season is bold, risky and vibrant – a thought-provoking program of works designed to enthral, entertain and …
The people and stories of the Torres Strait rarely appear on Sydney's stages. When they do, it is often under the label of "Indigenous" – a term that conflates very different cultures …
Lockpick Pornography is an adaptation of Joey Comeau's book of the same name. The play is still in the early stages, so it's difficult to speak to this iteration when the work isn't finished…
"It wasn't what I expected" a perplexed mum was overheard saying to her brood as they left the theatre. Not necessarily a criticism, but what was she expecting? Perhaps she was expecting a p…
