One of the richest and most coveted awards in Australia, the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards have been announced by Carrillo Gantner AC, Chairman, Sidney Myer Fund on Wednesday 11 March 2…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:35AMCelebrating ten years of diversity, Parramasala returns from 13 – 15 March with a jam-packed program of multicultural merriment. One of the largest celebrations of cultural diversity in NS…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:53AMThe Australian Ballet’s 2020 contemporary triple bill Volt will set pulses racing at Arts Centre Melbourne from 13 to 24 March, before heading to the Sydney Opera House from 3 to 22 April.…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:23AMWho is Virgilio Marino? Son of Italian Immigrants. I am a Husband, Father, property enthusiast and a Tenor at Opera Australia. What would you do differently from what you do now? Definitely …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:37AMThe arts in Australia has lost one of its most fervent champions with the passing of Tony Gould, AM early yesterday evening. The founding Director of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (Q…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:58AMArtistic Directors Mark Barford, Connor Delves and Jillian Geurts has announced Richard Jordan as the inaugural Australian Theatre Festival New Play Award Winner for his play The Tiniest Thi…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:50PMFollowing on from her 2014 bestseller, You’re Still Hot to Me, a treatise on menopause, Comedian Jean Kittson once again proves that she is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with another of soci…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:20PMLast week, free-to-air broadcaster Seven, embracing the spirit of a petulant teen, stomped its foot and announced it would no longer follow the rules regarding its Australian children’s co…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:30AMFrom the award-winning writer of Going Down and Rice, Michele Lee make her Red Stitch Theatre debut this March with the world premiere of Single Ladies – a hilarious buddy story of three l…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:48AMPhryne Fisher returns to the historical Rippon Lea Estate this March with a brand new exhibition by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Every Cloud Productions filled with glamour…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:58PMThis is a revisiting of sorts for The Hitmen, last seen in Melbourne in 2017. Playright Mish Wittrup has trimmed and tinkered with the script since then, and what played out on the Theatre W…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:07PMAside from the occasional visit to the neighbouring city, Macedonian beekeeper Hatidže Muratova lives a life free from the forces of capitalism. Muratova’s day-to-day experiences, express…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:26PMMusician Deborah Conway AM, author Margaret Wild and visual artist Brooke Andrew were among eight artists to receive top honours at last night’s 2020 Australia Council Awards. These presti…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:42PMWho is Suzanne Heywood? Acting and Voice coach, Director, Educator. What would you do differently from what you do now? Spend more time in the natural world. Who inspires you and why? Dame J…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:00PMTom Ballard was a presenter of the ABC show Tonightly… until recently. Have you heard of Tonightly? – Tom asks the audience and all latecomers. Awkward silence responses give the green l…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:23PMOne-person plays seem to be in vogue at present. In the last month Canberra audiences have had the opportunity to experience at least three examples, with more promised later in the year. Me…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:48PMThe critically acclaimed, Olivier Award nominated, West End hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will have its Australian premiere season at the Sydney Opera House from 18 July 2020…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:07PMWho is Matt Pearce? I grew up on a Macadamia farm just outside of Bundaberg in Queensland. Both my parents drove me hard to fulfil my destiny as a professional athlete in every sporting code…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:10AMThe Gods will be weeping as Out Cast Theatre’s disgracefully disrespectful Edinburgh Fringe comedy hit, Bitch, Antigone! returns to The Butterfly Club this March. Trauma, tantrums and more…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:22AMA story of the healing power of remembering, of love, and the breathtaking beauty of the natural world, A New Name for the Colour Blue is a stunning new literary crime novel by the winner of…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:41AMAsh Flanders will have you in stitches as he follows his turbulent river of poor choices back to its source – his heavy-drinking, chain-smoking mother in End Of. at the Northcote Town Hall…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:51PMThe Emerging Writers’ Festival has announced the appointment of Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh as the organisation’s new Artistic Director. Ruby has been a Creative Producer, Digital Producer and…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:33PMOpera Australia’s first ever co-production with the prestigious Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Verdi’s Attila by renowned Italian director Davide Livermore, will open at the Sydney Opera Ho…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:44PMFrom the wickedly funny pen of Australian-born, New York-based playwright, comedienne and performer Glace Chase, Queensland Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company presents the world premiere of …
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:06PMAnthea da Silva has won the inaugural $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize with a painting of the ‘high priestess’ of Australian contemporary dance, Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM. The Darlin…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:41PMWho is Jack Prest? Time travelling sound lord and self-professed BBQ master. What would you do differently from what you do now? Not much really, pretty content with life right now to be hon…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 04:30AMFollowing sold-out houses on London’s West End, the Sydney Opera House, and most recently on tour in the USA, Australia’s hottest tap dance sensation, The Tap Pack are bringing their hig…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:00AMIf you are taking a trip to Australia, then there is no way you should miss out on the beautiful city of Sydney. The wide island is known to host millions of visitors every year, providing t…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 02:40AMSplit into two, Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep played with cooperation rather conflict. The first half – Double Phase – had its roots in exterior photography, while the second half – Drago…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 01:13AMHundreds of students from 14 schools across Victoria will work side-by-side with leading creative professionals this year, as part of the Victorian Government’s Creative Learning Partnersh…
SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:41AMThe Curtain by Daniel Keene is set in the house of a middle-aged widow. She has chosen to let rooms to two elderly gents. Contact is often more incidental than sought after, especially for t…
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