7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Who is Stuart Maunder? Stuart Maunder is a boy from Boggabri, from farming stock, who always knew the stage was the/his thing. He’s been lucky. He's been directing musicals and opera f…
Currently playing at the Old Fitz Theatre until 8 July, Cross Pollinate Productions in association with Red Line Productions presents the Sydney premiere of  The Village Bike by Penelope …
Following performances throughout Europe, Russia and America including David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption in LA, The SUBSTATION in Newport presents the Melbourne Premiere of Xiu Xiu …
Hoardings around city construction sites will become works of art with everything from a dramatic panorama of Patagonian glaciers, colourful oversized birds of Australia, through to vegetabl…
Victorian music will take off across the globe like never before, thanks to a new Andrews Labor Government program to build international business opportunities and connections for the state…
Claiming to combine the traditions of circus, the extremities of physical theatre, the artistry of drag, the bravado of burlesque, the debauchery of speakeasies and the showmanship of cabare…
To be sure, in fiction, the setting of Moors is a potent, powerful one. Sherlock Holmes ran all over them in Baskerville; The ghost of Catherine haunts them in Emily Brontë's, Wuthering H…
Who is Rod Quantock OAM? A painfully shy and modest man who would never blow his own trumpet, or more strictly, his own Borneo nose flute. It's probably best to check Wikipedia or his ASIO f…
Nearly 900 Australians have been recognised for their achievements in The Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List announced today. The Governor-General and Chancellor of the Order of …
Through the generations, the resilient character of The Fox – both admired and feared for its cunning – has been a storytelling staple. They are referenced in works from Ovid's t…
Over 16 days and nights, Adelaide Cabaret Festival Artistic directors Ali McGregor and Eddie Perfect have served up a program of 430 artists in 147 performances. Discover new venues and o…
With a generous mix of impressive acrobatics and aerial feats, amazing vocals combined with a pulsating discotheque soundtrack of new and reimagined classics, VELVET has made a welcome…
A powerhouse cast joins international star Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad) and director Simon Phillips in a new Melbourne Theatre Company production of Macbeth, Shakespeare's searing tragedy of…
Who is Stephen Nicolazzo? A crass pervert who adores making theatre and doesn't take himself too seriously. What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I recently attempted to…
There are some beautiful moments in Salt: Caitlyn (Artemis Ioannides) plays with her shadow, colours fractured around the edge, her character held in a prism as things get unsettled and comp…
From left to right it's Tony Buck on drums, Lloyd Swanton on bass, and Chris Abrahams on piano. It's the penultimate night of a four-night residency. For the first set, Chris takes the lead,…
A good portion of us in the front row weren't there by accident. One year and five months ago, David Bowie released what would be his final album, Blackstar, which Donny McCaslin played on. …
It has been nearly 55 years since Dale Wasserman adapted Ken Kesey’s classic novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest into a play version that ran on Broadway. Most people of a cer…
Victorian watercolours were among the first works of art to be purchased for the fledgling Art Gallery of New South Wales almost 150 years ago when the Parliament of New South Wales provided…
Who is Melissa Langton? Melissa Langton, Singer, Mother, I like my own space and I dislike bulls**tters and fakers! What would you do differently to what you do now? Seriously! I am nearly 5…
A new study tracking cultural activity across Greater Western Sydney has found artists and cultural practitioners in the region are resilient and optimistic about their professions, despite …
Remaining a vital masterwork 20 years after it was penned by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman, The 7 Stages of Grieving is a wise and powerful play about the grief of Aboriginal people and t…
Is the true value of art in the eye of the beholder? Maude, a fifty-something unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting for a few bucks from a thrift store. Despit…
Who is Simon Hall? Simon Hall is a child-like hobbit, wide-eyed with wonder and curiosity. And a preoccupied, middle-aged, bitter hater of things. What would you do differently to what yo…
Now in its 13th year, the Woodend Winter Arts Festival has brought together acclaimed Australian and international talent with the music, literary and arts community of the stunning Ma…
