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Thursday, March 5, 2020

The Curtain by Arts Review

The 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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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Jukebox Chorus – The Ultimate Australian Playlist by Arts Review

Who would have thought you could blend the John Farnham classic You’re the Voice with Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, follow it up with The Seekers evergreen Georgy Girl, add a hint of Waltzing Ma…

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Mouthpiece by Arts Review

After critically acclaimed, sold out performances in Edinburgh and London, Traverse Theatre Company returns to Adelaide this March with Mouthpiece, Kieran Hurley’s confronting new play abo…

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New professional development program to transform business models of arts organisations by Arts Review

The Australia Council for the Arts has launched a new professional development program designed for small to medium arts organisations to transform and reimagine their business models. Futur…

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The Hitmen by Arts Review

Hilariously disturbing and humorously unhinged, Baker’s Dozen Theatre Company have refreshed and remount their killer and bloody entertaining work, The Hitmen by Mish Wittrup at Theatre Wo…

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#VAL – a camp fire kiki with mother by Arts Review

Self proclaimed national treasure ‘Australia’s John O’Hara’ heads to Daylesford this weekend with #VAL at The Circus Tent – Lush Land for one performance only on Friday 6 March as …

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MIDNIGHT- The Cinderella Musical to premiere in Melbourne by Arts Review

Stars of stage and screen Shane Jacobson and Rob Mills will lead the new musical production of MIDNIGHT – The Cinderella Musical at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre this June. This en…

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On the Couch with Ash Flanders by Arts Review

Who is Ash Flanders? Ash Flanders is someone who will have the number 8, thanks. Wow, they’ve really done this place up haven’t they? What would you do differently from what you do now? …

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All roads lead to Adelaide this weekend for WOMADelaide by Arts Review

Held in Adelaide’s beautiful Botanic Park since 1992, WOMADelaide, a four-day festival of Music, Arts and Dance celebrating cultural and creative diversity, held over the March long weeken…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:16AM
Monday, March 2, 2020

Sempre Libera – An operatic extravaganza! by Arts Review

Australian audiences will get a sneak peek of Jye Bryant and Nicole Giezekamp’s new work, Sempre Libera – An operatic extravaganza!, on Saturday 7 March at Penrith’s Joan Sutherland Pe…

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Biennale of Sydney exhibition to reimagine over 100 objects from Powerhouse Collection by Arts Review

Iranian artists and brothers Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh in collaboration with Hesam Rahmanian will present the premiere installation I Prefer Talking to Doctors About Something Else at the P…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 09:24PM

The Australian Ballet appoints David Hallberg as new Artistic Director by Arts Review

The Australian Ballet has announced the appointment of David Hallberg to succeed current Artistic Director David McAllister who retires in December 2020. David Hallberg is currently The Aust…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 08:29PM

The Wedding Singer to make its Australian premiere in June by Arts Review

David Venn Enterprises has announced that the Australian professional premiere season of the Broadway musical, The Wedding Singer will take place at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre from 19 J…

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On the Couch with Ian Stenlake by Arts Review

Who is Ian Stenlake? An Australian actor who just turned 50, started wearing glasses and had another baby girl all in the same year! What would you do differently from what you do now? I’…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:31AM

Theatre Works: Reflect and Rejoice by Arts Review

Celebrating forty years of theatrical excellence in the heart of St Kilda, Theatre Works and Linden New Art presents Reflect and Rejoice at the Linden Projects Space this March. Since 1980, …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 03:19AM

Selby & Friends: A Tale of Two Cities by Arts Review

A fascinating program of piano trios created in two of the world’s greatest cultural hubs of the 18th and 19th centuries, Vienna and St Petersburg, Selby & Friends presents A Tale of T…

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Breaking The Castle by Arts Review

Dave is a struggling actor, prone to addiction, be it alcohol, drugs, women, gambling, or as he tells us in his opening monologue, the high of acting in front of an audience. Such is the pul…

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Effie in Love Me Tinder by Arts Review

When it comes to Aussie icons we can’t go past Crocodile Dundee or Dame Edna. But there’s only one Greek Aussie treasure, and that’s our beloved Effie – the alter ego of comedian Mar…

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

New MCG Museum Celebrates Nation’s Sporting History by Arts Review

The time-honoured Melbourne Cricket Ground has made history of its own with the opening of a landmark transformation of the Australian Sports Museum. Minister for Creative Industries Martin …

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A O Làng Pho by Arts Review

Devised by the founders of company Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam, À O Làng Pho (from village to city) is billed as a “Vietnamese Bamboo Circus” following on from a work (Làng Tôi) first…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 07:20PM
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Eddie Perfect joins 9 to 5 The Musical by Arts Review

Producers John Frost, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions have announced that one of Australia’s leading television and musical theatre stars, Eddie Perfect, will play t…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:39PM

Sydney celebrates WHAT MATTERS at the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade by Arts Review

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade took place last night (Saturday 29 February), bringing together an estimated 300,000 spectators who lined the streets, balconies and rooftops of …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 06:25PM

The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis  by Arts Review

The first major solo exhibition of The Otolith Group in Australia, Xenogenesis brings together a cross-section of influential artworks from 2013 to 2018 at Buxton Contemporary from Friday 6 …

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The Bridges of Madison County by Arts Review

Capturing the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland, Matthew Management and Neil Gooding Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co presents the Australian premiere of The Bridges o…

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Friday, February 28, 2020

The Lighthouse by Arts Review

Part installation, part scientific quest, part rave, Patch Theatre presents the world premiere of The Lighthouse at the Queen’s Theatre as part of the 2020 Adelaide Festival. An interactiv…

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Leviathan review: Circa’s new production explores the ordinary, extraordinary mass of humanity by Arts Review

As the audience takes their seats, two feet poke out from beneath the curtain. In hindsight, it’s the first trick they play on us, lulling us with this image of a human body involved in th…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 10:56PM

Monty Python’s Spamalot by Arts Review

You don’t have to be a Monty Python fan to enjoy this hopelessly silly musical rip-off of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but it certainly adds to the fun as you to recognise the many cla…

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On the Couch with Kieran Hurley by Arts Review

Who is Kieran Hurley? I’m a playwright, occasional performer and sometime screenwriter from Scotland. What would you do differently from what you do now? What like as a job? To be honest I…

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 12:01AM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

H.M.S. Pinafore by Arts Review

If you can’t get to Sydney for the Mardi Gras, then this production of H.M.S.Pinafore at The Q in Queanbeyan might be your next best bet. As camp as a row of tent pegs, awash with sequins …

SOURCE: artsreview.com.au at 11:20PM

Are You Ready To Take The Law Into Your Own Hands by Arts Review

Are You Ready To Take The Law Into Your Own Hands is relentless. This bleak look at the current state of Philippines under the leadership of current President, Rodrigo Duterte is explored th…

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LGBTQI Communities unite to share WHAT MATTERS at the 2020 Mardi Gras Parade by Arts Review

Over 12,600 dazzling parade participants will sashay their way up Oxford Street for the 42nd annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 29 February 2020. “We have some tru…

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