Riverside Theatres has compiled some of the best children's entertainment from around the country for its sixth annual Spot On Children's Festival this New South Wales school holidays …
Stephen Sondheim always expected that the content of this dark musical would disturb people. He intended that it should. He could not have predicted however, that, nearly 30 years later, at …
From the city's first brick and unrealised design plans to Moomba relics and an Olympic torch; Melbourne's most significant objects can be seen together for the first time on a new website. …
It all begins to fall away. As the audience settle down, speaking becomes whispers, then murmurs and then still. Beds are collected loosely under a marquee of white fabric, pointed up toward…
A site-specific work examining the behaviour of fashion on our society, choreographer and winner of the Best Dance Award at the 2016 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Nebahat Erpolat returns wit…
Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC) has announced the appointment of Martin Paten to the role of Director and CEO. Widely respected across the arts and culture sector, Martin comes …
Reviewer's Log, stardate 23092017. Only those brave enough to journey through a Fringe-class nebula know the madness of its vast possibilities and uncountable permutations. We are facing men…
Creatures of the Night Cabaret started out in November 2016 as a one night only covers show by La Trobe University Student Theatre. While it shows its student origins, there's no doubting th…
Who is Tottie Goldsmith? I'm a mother to an awesome 24 years old gal named Layla Rose Lee. I'm an actress, singer in an Aussie girlie pop band called The Chantoozies. I'm playful, affectiona…
It's good for young performers to have ambitions. Cabaret Estrella Wing, Showgirl has that, as well as the gem of a good story idea. The show marketed itself as giving an insight into San Fr…
Traps: A Romantic Comedy for the Modern Sociopath by Amelia Evans and new Melbourne company One Word Productions might be the boldest shift in the Rom Com genre since Meg Ryan went a bit bad…
Who is Tom Conroy? In a cupboard somewhere, there is a home video of me at the age of 5 doing an improvised dance to a Crowded House song that is playing on the radio. It involved a lot of c…
Elizabeth, written by Lisa Crawley and Rochelle Bright, is a delicate cabaret and love story, with recollections of what it's like to play late-night piano for various hotel bars. Lisa plays…
There are two important things to remember about a Fringe festival. First, context is very important. Second, risky choices can have a bigger reward. Both of these lessons returned with a ve…
Plan C is a group of three young women playing original tunes they described in the Fringe guide as "cute, quirky and sometimes a little funny!" These Monash Uni classical music students wer…
Sydney Theatre Company has unveiled its 2018 Season – Kip Williams' first as Artistic Director – a bold program of sixteen shows across five venues which will inspire, challenge …
From the company that brought you The Bacchae and Gonzo, St Martin’s latest work takes over Siteworks, Brunswick from 27 September to 1 October, inviting audiences to roam its many roo…
Who is Michael Ralph? I'm a Director / Choreographer currently working on SELF – an original dance theatre production in Melbourne. What would you do di?erently to what you do now? I'v…
Playground politics just got serious. The Children's Party is hitting the campaign trail during the 2017 Melbourne Fringe Festival, as Australia's first child-led political party. Ever…
The Australian premiere of Akram Khan's unique retelling of The Mahabharata, and Filipino contemporary dancer Eisa Jocson's exploration of masculinity are two powerhouse performances to open…
As the full cast is announced for the 2017 edition of Twisted Broadway at the spectacular Regent Theatre on Monday 2 October 2017 – the night keeps getting bigger, better and …
Who is Grant Buse? Hopefully the name of the act you will see at this years’ Melbourne Fringe Festival! Grant Busé an Aussie musical comedian and pun enthusiast who relishes the op…
One man's journey to find his true self as an artist, Michael Ralph's ground-breaking dance theatre production SELF will receive it world premiere at Chapel Off Chapel in a limited season fr…
The Director of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Dr Gerard Vaughan AM, has today announced his retirement and will leave the NGA in October next year. Dr Vaughan, a distinguished pub…
Noel Coward's characteristically exquisite dialogue has been raising scandalised laughter for almost a hundred years, and will now be brought to life in Melbourne Theatre Company’s new…