7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Who is Nigel Huckle? Nigel Huckle is a persistent and ambitious performer with a streak of realistic optimism. He is the son of a Sri Lankan-Australian, and is an American immigrant himself,…
The Board of Festivals Adelaide have announced the appointment of Justyna Jochym to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the departure of outgoing CEO Christie Anthoney, who …
In yet another spectacular triumph, global hit Come From Away has smashed the highest weekly gross income for the week ending 19 January, surpassing the weekly box office records of all othe…
Co:3 (Koh three) is an ambitious Australian arts company taking the next stage in its development as a legacy organisation. In 2020 Co:3 Australia enters a new two-year cycle of programming …
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced S.Shakthidharan and associate writer Eamon Flack as the major prize-winners at the 2020 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for their play, Cou…
Who is Joel Beasley? Sometimes I'm moody. Sometimes I'm intrigued by the person dancing on the corner of the street. Sometimes I'm competitive in charades (who isn't?). Sometimes I'm ext…
The remarkable true story of a young trans man having to make a life-changing choice, Gavin Roach presents the Australian premiere of ADAM by Frances Poet at Gasworks Arts Park as part…
Following on from the highly successful 2019 season, which was nominated for a total of 28 Green Room Awards, the 2020 Darebin Arts Speakeasy season features a program of premieres and perfo…
Brutal. Uncompromising. Magnificent. Complex. Unforgettable. Wild, Fearless Chests is a timely debut short story collection that breaks open the idea of women from a powerful new Australian …
Mozart described this opera as a 'playful drama'. David McVicar's epic production, stylishly realised by Matthew Barclay, incorporates moments of comedy, high drama, even playfulness, but it…
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra have announced a special concert, to celebrate the 90th birthday of the legendary Stephen Sondheim presented on h…
A revitalising smoking ceremony has marked the turning of the first sod of construction to realise Bundanon Trust's Masterplan to safely house and display its collection and expand its educa…
Who is Mandy Beaumont? I'm a writer of fiction, a researcher in Feminist fiction, an avid and very opinionated reader, a staunch believer in equality and fairness. I'm also the woman who's g…
Leading local, national and international writers will come together for this year's Adelaide Writers' Week to explore the singular truth of Being Human. Across six days from Saturday 29 Feb…
Rust is an immersive theatre show that takes place among the rooms and grounds of the Alliance Française de Melbourne. Once the story establishes itself, as various characters head off to…
Playing for over 30 years, the Australian Shakespeare Company returns to the Royal Botanical Gardens with their superb family classic, The Wind in the Willows. Have seen this group over a fe…
The Campaign, written by Campion Decent and directed by Peter Blackburn, is a wonderful work of theatre that exists in an engaging Venn Diagram space where the circles for creative non-ficti…
The Keir Foundation, Dancehouse, Carriageworks and the Australia Council for the Arts have announced the new works that will premiere in the Keir Choreographic Award Semi-Finals in March 202…
Who is Juan Gomez? I'm a 24 non-binary performer from Spain. I grew up there but came to Australia seven years ago to pursue a career in the performing arts. What would you do differently to…
Poorly Drawn Shark is arguably one of the best shows you will see during Midsumma 2020. Part memory play, part power point presentation, part lecture on the intersection of colonialism and f…
The Girly Game is one show that you MUST add to your Fringe World list. It is cheap and vulgar and nasty and caaaaaaamp! This is what Fringe is (or should be) all about " some great loca…
Somewhere along the North Carolinian coast, two young Southern vagabonds make a break for Florida; escaping lives bound by neglect, disenfranchisement and loss. Off the beaten track they fol…
As One stakes a claim as the first chamber opera to consider a "transgender experience". Presented by Gertrude Opera at Midsumma 2020, this is the work's Australian premiere season. The work…
It is exciting to see such a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander productions offered at this year's Sydney Festival, including the first major revival of the 1990 award-winning mu…
Who is Daley King? Daley King is (in no particular order) an eclectic, neurodiverse, genderqueer, Maori performance artist, writer, stage manager, and social justice advocate, who has two co…
