7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
When the 22-year-old David Bowie penned Space Oddity, a song that would ultimately become a recognised classic, he was a burgeoning pop artist without a record deal. A folk singer without a …
Exploring the thematic connections between books, art and publishing from the conceptual, technical and material form of artist books " their history, production, classification and distribu…
The first of its kind in Melbourne, Can't Do Tomorrow is a celebration of urban art and contemporary culture in one of the most iconic underground spaces in Australia: The Facility, Kensingt…
A giant adventure through the arts awaits when pop culture icons, political prose, immersive magical meals and musical heroes are celebrated in the 2019 Melbourne International Arts Festival…
NAISDA Dance College has announced the appointment of Deon Hastie to the position of Head of Dance. This significant role will oversee the College's unique and rigorous artistic and cultural…
Who is Kate Amos? Kate Amos is a young Australian soprano who relishes singing opera and also loves the versatility of performing musical theatre. Currently she's making her mainstage debut …
An unstitched patchwork of queer lives in queer times, New Theatre presents the world premiere of Chris Edwards' new Australian play, This Bitter Earth, on stage until 27 July 2019. Being a …
It's 1934 and an American film crew has arrived in Ireland to film Man of Aran (a real life filum). This news casts a spell on the inhabitants of the Irish island of Inishmaan, and a plan is…
A story steeped in despair with just a smidge of light strobing through the cracks, it's no wonder Alistair McDowall's script for Pomona tracks through the imagery of HP Lovecraft without bo…
Dumped by his band, jobless and financially dependent upon musician buddy, Ned, Dewey Finn has hit desperate times. Ned is a nerdy substitute teacher dominated by his bossy, ambitious girlfr…
The 2019 Helpmann Awards Act II last night (Monday 15 July) was a star studded black-tie gala event hosted by the fabulous dynamic duo of comedian, writer and actor, Susie Youssef, and Artis…
Who is Kellie Rode? A devoted actress, a doting Mother and a happy Wife. A lucky Woman! What would you do differently to what you do now? Nothing. I'd find a way to be creative. Who inspires…
Following its performance to a sold out audience at Frankston Arts Centre on Saturday evening (13 July), John Bell's highly acclaimed Madama Butterfly is set to tour the north of Australia, …
Drawing from the renowned Janet Holmes à Court Collection and the State Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Western Australia presents The Botanical: Beauty and Peril " a vivid, involvi…
Green Room Award winning duo Andrew Strano and Casey Gould are joined by Abigail King and accompanied by Lucy O'Brien in Nick Payne's Constellations " a play about quantum theory, love… an…
Years ago, Stephen King wrote a short story called, Survivor Type. In it, a drug-smuggling surgeon crash lands on barely an island with no reliable source of food or fresh water. His hunger …
This year, for the very first time, 43 Helpmann Awards are being presented across two nights and two events at Arts Centre Melbourne. On Sunday 14 July, the first 20 Helpmann Awards were pre…
A homeless Bulldogs supporter, a fake moon-landing director and an 80s has-been pop star walk into a rocket ship! Character sketches blend with an outer space adventure in One Small Trip " a…
Who is Barnie Duncan? Barnie is a theatre maker and comedian from Auckland, NZ now living in Melbourne. He is also a DJ and music playing person. He is a Scorpio who likes dogs. His favourit…
Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 65mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) has created a cinematic event f…
Ned Kelly's metal helmet looms large over Australia's bushranging past, but what about all the unsung outlaws of the Australian bush? In Mad Dogs and Thunderbolts Australia's most irrever…
AÂ gripping and deeply unsettling tale of inner-city lowlife, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Alistair McDowall's dark and genre rich horror story, Pomona fr…
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale has announced the finalists for the $15,000 Martin Kantor Portrait Prize for 2019. Since its inception in 2005 the Biennale has championed the promot…
The team behind one of Melbourne's leading creative institutions, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), will bring the much-anticipated Bendigo Creative Industries Hub to life. …
Who is Artemis Ioannides? Artemis Ioannides is a stage and screen actress. She was born in Melbourne and grew up in Athens, Greece. At age 19 she moved to Melbourne to study acting and has s…