7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Calamity Jane originated as a film vehicle for Doris Day in 1953. In 1961 it was adapted for the stage, and although it has never received a Broadway production it's been popular a popular v…
A series of gags can be fine, but sometimes you want a story you can get your teeth into. Canadian comic Mae Martin has a go at this through an autobiographical account of obsessions and add…
I suppose Dude, Where's My Lion? by South African stand-up and tv star Loyiso Gola is a play on that Ashton Kutcher film Dude, Where's My Car? They do have a certain slacker vibe in common. …
Imagine a food show or home infomercial where a live demonstration is being carried out on how to cook a stir fry or remove pesky stains from your carpet. Now imagine instead your friendly d…
After the biggest Mardi Gras Film Festival in recent memory, Queer Screen is taking some of the biggest and best films on the road to Parramatta and Canberra. Catch up on films you may ha…
Stories from Australia's most significant battle of the Vietnam War will be told in the world premiere staging of Long Tan –Â an aural and sensory theatre experience at the Space The…
Connecting three of Sydney's key cultural precincts in a multi-venue exhibition focused solely on contemporary Australian art, The National 2017: New Australian Art has been unveile…
Who is Evan Placey? A Canadian dude who is now also a British dude living in London with his partner and adopted son. And who loves stories in all forms. What would you do differently to wha…
With Musical Director Paul Grabowsky on piano, Rob Burke on saxophone, Luke Andresen on drums, and Jonathan Zion on double bass, the assembled band were more like a musical internal combusti…
Belvoir has announced that its Executive Director, Brenna Hobson is to depart, having been appointed Executive Producer of the world-renowned National Theatre of Scotland. “Brenna's le…
For 30 years Midsumma has been fertile ground for queer culture-makers, forging careers for some of Australia's most respected cultural and artistic voices. Midsumma Futures is a nine-month …
State Library Victoria has revealed the new designs for its $88.1 million redevelopment, Vision 2020 reimagining Australia's oldest public library and one of Victoria's most beloved he…
A major new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, Love: Art of Emotion 1400"1800Â will celebrate and explore one of humankind's most complex emotions, love, as seen through the e…
Who is Daniel Leo Stern? I'm an acrobat with the show SOAP. What would you do differently to what you do now? Sometimes I dream about having a really practical job, like being a plumber or a…
It's late October 2015 and you're standing in the Melba Spiegeltent in Collingwood, time is running out, you're trying to focus lights, there is less than an hour before the tent staff go in…
Well, it certainly doesn't help when the bouncer sends you upstairs to an empty room for comedy that's actually taking place in a sneaky room beside the bar on the ground floor, but the 10-1…
Who is Michael Williams? My name is Michael Williams, the third most famous comedian from Warrnambool. Dave Hughes, Tom Ballard… me. What would you do differently to what you do now? I…
Brisbane's self-proclaimed 'best band in the world' The Architects of Sound return to Melbourne with an all new explosion of their trademark home brand, Euro-trash indie pop realness in Aren…
Following sell-out seasons at Sydney Festival (2015) and Belvoir St Theatre, Urban Theatre Projects' The Tribe journeys to a Newport backyard for its season at The Substation for 6 performan…
An exhibition containing over 250 hand carved and painted Australian Native birds by Queensland artist Ted Barraclough is currently on display at Chapter House Lane in the lead up to the …
Now in its 31st year, the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off tonight with a program that includes more than 540Â shows taking place in over 100 venues and featuring ove…
In a delightful space downstairs at the Butterfly Club, with the help of Pinky – her sweet, Che Guevara-looking, red nose wearing, sidekick – Sharnema Nougar gave us an irreveren…
Positioned under starkish light at the end of a room where one-too-many things have been painted white, windows blacked out in an earnest being held for random-esque way, Jacqueline Mifsud p…
Who is Janine Watson? Exactly! What would you do differently to what you do now? My suspicion is that I would be a more highly functioning human if I committed to a daily meditation practice…
Photographs, objects and curios sourced from the internet and op shops will be organised alongside artworks from the NGV Collection in a wondrous series of encyclopedic displays for Patri…
