7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Frankie Snowden and Madeleine Krenek are two of Australia's premier contemporary dancers / performers / choreographers. In addition, they form part of 2ndToe Dance Collective " a platform th…
Ah, the critics " intimidating, pompous, rude and malicious and yet, often cultured, bookish and wise. If they love you they're wonderful… but if they don't, they're just downright villain…
Celebrating Shirley Bassey's 80th birthday, Trevor Ashley brings back his acclaimed two-act show, Diamonds are for Trevor for one Gala evening on Thursday 18 May 2017 at Hamer Hall …
Embrace the elements of the southern Otways when a new after-dark festival sparks up in July: the first WinterWild will revel in the untamed side of Apollo Bay. Inspired by the elements of e…
Who is Matilda Ridgway? When I meet Matilda she is reclining in a beat up leather armchair, she is charmingly disheveled, she smells of peaches. She is wearing a vintage leather jacket. Or i…
Sweet, but not saccharine; serious, but not dour; earnest, but not preachy " this Baby Bear of a play kicks you right in the feels for a maximum six points. Playwright, Katy Warner, has pull…
Let Love Rule is Archie Roach's Yirramboi Festival show drawing on his album of the same name. A good crowd turned out for a selection of these latest tunes. These fans seemed to not share t…
A major architectural light installation by internationally renowned light artist James Turrell is set to transform Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in its 10th anniversary year. Qu…
The caption on the poster for this film reads: If there's no meaning to life, then you might as well make it extraordinary. Whiteley in the iconic artist's own words. Brett Whiteley (1939-19…
Awakening is a reimagining of the play, Spring Awakening, which dates back to 19th Century, as well as the musical, adapted in 2006. Writer / Director Daniel Lammin and the creatives at Mona…
The first Yirramboi Festival collects a range of works by First Nations artists and companies, with some shows having blink-and-you'll-miss-it seasons. One of these is physical theatre offer…
Since 2013, Tigerlilly has gone through a number of iterations, but for this special one-off performance in support and celebration of Yirramboi, it was pared down to its beating heart, Lydi…
Little Black Bastard is a concoction of performance and autobiography. First performed in 2003, Noel Tovey brings the story of his childhood and becoming an artist back to La Mama as part of…
Who is Arthur Mescallado Espiritu? I'm a Filipino-American based in Manila at the moment with my wonderful wife and son and expecting another one soon. I'm a freelance Opera Singer (Tenor) t…
An audacious fusion of elegant fetish, out there sexual slapstick and gender politics, In Flagrante – the surprise hit of the Edinburgh Fringe makes its way to Melbourne’s The Bu…
Bringing together a substantial group of works by two of Australia’s famed photographers for the first time, the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery presents Max and Olive: …
From one of the most critically acclaimed playwrights of the 20th Century, Ensemble Theatre presents Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? Immortalised by the Academy…
Welcome to a thrilling world where things aren't what they seem… Unleash your inner voyeur as Expressions Dance Company (EDC) presents Behind Closed Doors in the Playhouse – QPAC fro…
Australia's first company dedicated to performing works by legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, Watch This follows its recent sell-out season of Company with another witty and deeply m…
Featuring 288 films from 59 countries, the 64th Sydney Film Festival program has been officially announced by Festival Director Nashen Moodley, bringing together hundreds of inte…
Who is Michael James Scott? A theatre nerd from Orlando, Florida who just wanted to sing and dance with the dream of being on a Broadway stage. A man who loves to love and laugh, who tries t…
While just a few years ago, headlines predicted eBook supremacy and the demise of the paper book, that's now reversed. They're now saying the Kindle is clunky and unhip and paper books are c…
Who is Daniel Lammin? Hello! I'm Daniel Lammin, and I'm a 30 year-old director and playwright, as well as a film reviewer. I'm also obsessed with film, animation, film scores, history, as…
Returning to the stage after its acclaimed debut season at Trades Hall in 2016, Awakening is a new adaptation of Frank Wedekind's masterpiece Spring Awakening, created by Green Room nominee …
Running 11 – 21 May, the award-winning Stonnington Jazz returns for its 12th year to present more extraordinary performances by Australian artists, both established names and those …
