7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
To paraphrase the familiar proverb "It's an ill-wind that doesn't blow somebody some good". In this case it was Canberra music lovers who benefited, as a direct result of Covid-19, from two …
This October, the Actors Benevolent Fund of NSW will launch, in collaboration with the Alliance of Australasian Performing Arts Benevolent Funds, ACTober " asking you to support arts perform…
Mona's Festival of Music and Art, Mona Foma will go statewide in January 2021, taking place over two weekends in two cities, Launceston: 15 " 17 January and Hobart: 22 " 24 January. Known fo…
Northern Star Productions has announced the principal cast and released the trailer for their new Australian comedy-drama, Michael and Phillip! Set in contemporary Melbourne, Mic…
Lose yourself in the work of influential Australian Chinese artist Lindy Lee, as the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) presents the most comprehensive survey of the artist's work to…
The Port Fairy Folk Festival is back on(line) with HOME FOLK " a special virtual event on Friday 9 October, presented by Geelong Arts Centre as part of their Where Creativity Meets At Home d…
The NSW Government has announced that theatres will be able to increase their audience capacity to 50% from Thursday 1 October 2020. Based on this change, Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is thr…
Who is Vidya Makan? A 26 year old actor, singer and composer/lyricist; incredibly passionate about championing under represented stories and voices in the world of Musical Theatre. Earlier t…
DHB Theatrical has announced the cast for their inaugural original work, SUDDENLY: A Short New Musical. The brand new 30-minute musical, created by emerging theatre maker Dean Gild, and sing…
A brilliant piece of Australian crime fiction, The Survivors is the fourth novel by award-winning author, Jane Harper. Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led…
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands artist and Western Arrernte man, Vincent Namatjira, has won the 2020 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for his portrait …
101 of Australia's BIPoC and CALD performers aged 18 " 25 have joined forces to feature in a song, I Need You To See Me, by critically acclaimed performer and composer Vidya Makan. The song …
Images are all around us. But what about the images you may never have seen, which influence the storytelling you watch every day? Storyboarding often forms a crucial part of the pre-product…
A new survey, published by the Australia Council for the Arts, of First Nations musicians provides timely insights into the strengths, challenges and needs of the First Nations music sector.…
Who is Merlynn Tong? I am an actor and playwright originally from Singapore but now living in the beautiful Meanjin, Brisbane. What would you do differently from what you do now? Everything …
Black Swan State Theatre Company has announced that actor Emily Havea (Wentworth, Harrow, The Secrets She Keeps) has been cast as cowman Curly McLain in their forthcoming production of Oklah…
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai's landmark film In the Mood for Love, the Sydney Opera House has commissioned In the Mood " A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai…
Thanks to recovery funding from the Queensland Government, Queensland's flagship arts companies will once again grace the stages of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) from 27 Septe…
This year's Emmy Awards saw some surprising and not so surprising moments. Perhaps the most astonishing event was the Canadian-produced comedy Schitt's Creek winning seven major awards, incl…
Veteran crime writer Mark Morri brings to life the jaw dropping true story and official biography of former Detective Superintendent of the NSW Police, Deborah Wallace. The police force can …
With the NSW music scene on the brink of collapse, 61 independent live music venues have joined together to launch an online petition calling on the NSW Government to provide immediate suppo…
A group of top students at the University of South Australia will earn the chance to showcase their own short film at the Adelaide Film Festival as part of a final year learning experience t…
Of all the words written about Rupert Murdoch, "boring" is not one of them. The media mogul has been the object of fascination for six decades, after he followed his father Sir Keith in to t…
The 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival is going up against all odds to present a boundary pushing program of experimental and digital art, and is set to include the first in-person events taking…
After selling out in just two hours, Sydney's most iconic cabaret night, Show Queen, returns with a stellar lineup of local talent throughout October. Hosted by the inimitable Trevor Ashley,…
