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UK company 1927 blend theatre with animation, and they have a history with the Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF). They impressed audiences with Between the Devil and the Deep Blue…
Who is Anne Brinsden? I'm a Melbourne based, mostly country lived writer. I am an avoider of cooking but a staunch lover of food " it is a constant predicament. I have a nice, sporadically a…
Cirque du Soleil is set to delight Australian audiences once more as it presents one of its most acclaimed touring shows, KURIOS " Cabinet of Curiosities, under the new grey and white Big To…
Hot on the heels of the biggest season in its proud 29-year history and in anticipation of its uber-special 30th anniversary slated for 2020, Melbourne Queer Film Festival is thrilled to pre…
Against a backdrop of Tory cuts, high unemployment and the deregulated economy of 1970s Britain, a young urban guerrilla group mobilises. New Theatre presents James Graham's heart-stopping t…
After 18 days with over 455 boundary-pushing events from 2,718 participating artists across 140 venues, Melbourne Fringe has announced the Winners of their 2019 Awards " congratulations to a…
Circus Oz has had a long history of upholding the finest elements of traditional circus, and this year, guest director Kate Fryer, has delivered a sprightly new show that features a stunning…
Following a recent triumphant return season in Sydney, Lambert House Enterprises are presenting their acclaimed new production of Barry Lowe's much-loved classic Australian play, Relative Me…
Celebrated vocalist Courtney Glass will make her cabaret debut as Brooklyn Runaways presents Heroine: A Cabaret with Courtney Glass at the Alex Theatre, St Kilda this October for two perform…
Who is Alex Bryant-Smith? A Sydney kid from the Inner West who caught the theatre bug and became a professional actor. The last two years I have been moving into directing, and The Angry Bri…
One of the most influential artists of her generation, Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) will present Mexico-born, Berlin-based Mariana Castillo Deball's first Australian exhibition, Re…
Marlee McMahon (VIC) and Kate Power (SA) have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship for 2020. The scholarship provide…
Composed by Jeremy Beck from the novella by Joyce Carol Oates, Black Water is a short opera telling the tragic story of the end of Mary Jo Kopechne's life. On the night of July 18, 1969, Kop…
MU Modern Theatre's production of The Metamorphosis is a muddled, murky, melange of a show. A new adaptation by playwright James Macaronas and directed by Samsara Dunston, its presentation i…
Flamenco Fire highlighted every element of the unique, dramatic art form which is the Spanish Flamenco. Traditionally comprised of singer, dancer and guitarist, this production expertly expa…
Yang Liping's production of Rite of Spring is a bold, new interpretation of this ballet into unconventional, contemporary form. Presented in three parts, Liping has constructed a new framewo…
In celebrating the achievements and wonderful careers of many women in Australian music this year, Australian Women in Music Awards has announced that music legend Judith Durham AO will be i…
Paying tribute to the past decade with a program that celebrates its most memorable successes and reflects Melbourne's reputation as a global music city, the City of Melbourne has revealed t…
Who is Josie Wardrope? A cheerful and vivacious performer, Josie's spark for physicality led her to NICA where she specialised in Swinging Trapeze and Handstands and graduated with a Bachelo…
Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic is the first major survey exhibition of celebrated Australian photographer Petrina Hicks. Over her fifteen-year career, the Sydney based artist has gained a st…
Misogyny has been present in culture for thousands of year, working still today implicitly and explicitly on so much of our lives. There are the obvious statistics where it makes itself know…
Owing to Greek myth, we might expect some familiarity with the story of Orpheus. Still, The Flanagan Collective and Gobbledygook Theatre gave us some surprises in this modern take. The work …
A startling and provocative new work that explores humanity's desire to dictate how we're perceived by others, Red Stitch presents Keziah Warner's Control in a world premiere season from 1 O…
Who is Courtney Glass? Courtney Glass is a Californian by birth, a New Yorker by 10 years experience and an Australian by marriage. I'm a story-teller, singer of songs, crazy rescue-dog mom …
The Victorian Government is ensuring our State's proud history is not forgotten by acknowledging those who work to preserve it. This year, 42 community history publications and projects from…
