7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
Incredulousness is these days a fairly common state of being " it seems that everyone, many times a day, is lol whut, omfg, and truly, madly, deeply outraged. I'm a part of this body politic…
Experience this stunning theatrical masterpiece combining the exceptional talents of award-winning choreographer Natalie Weir with Queensland’s premier contemporary dance company, E…
The legend behind the ultimate villain will be resurrected and excavated in The Tragedy of King Richard III, an adaptation of the Shakespeare classic, at the La Boite Roundhouse Theatre from…
The rarely seen world of Northern Territory teenagers will be explored in the eye-opening, Sugarland. This exceptional new play from Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) will mak…
It has been announced that Lucy Maunder will join the Australian company as Miss Honey for the Brisbane and Perth seasons of Matilda The Musical. The announcement comes as tickets go o…
"Dear Diary: My teen angst bullshit now has a body count." Back in 1998, teenage angst and social circle cliques found a murderous bedfellow with the movie Heathers. Veronica Sawyer (played …
Basing a show around your own life story is a well-worn ploy for stand-up comedians. It's a somewhat more risky path for a cabaret artist however. Some are able to source songs which express…
What do we know of The Gaza Strip? It's a ribbon of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It's a self-governing Palestinian territory that shares a border with Egypt, and a muc…
Enter a world charged with the strains of democracy, individualistic power and violence, as Burning House present The Tragedy of Coriolanus at Theatre Works from 19 May 2016. Coriolanus w…
Who is Dirk Hoult? After graduating from acting school in 2001 and journeying over to work in the UK for a spell, I finally moved to Melbourne at the end of 2011 to install myself into the w…
Tracey Moffatt is considered one of Australia's most influential artists. The Art Gallery of NSW has the most substantial collection in Australia of her work with over 120 pieces from …
Reinforcing Melbourne's standing as a thriving global cultural city, Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthe…
Five-time Helpmann Award winner Paul Capsis takes on one of the most transformative and challenging roles of his career as The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp at fortyfivedownstairs from …
Palace Cinemas has announced the launch of a new festival on Australia's screen landscape designed to showcase the past, present and future of independent cinema from the US – Essen…
With a total of $305,000 offered across 13 prizes, the 2016 NSW Premier's Literary Awards have been announced at a ceremony at the State Library of NSW on Monday evening. Established in 1…
Showcasing Australian rock star Billy Thorpe's life and music through the eyes of a die-Âhard fan, Billy Thorpe and Leigh is a rocking new show from Griffin Theatre Award-winner,…
Who is David Hobson? A singer, performer and composer. Husband and father of two. What would you do differently to what you do now? I find it difficult to imagine doing anything else apart f…
Known internationally as one the world's great opera events, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour returns in 2017 with one of the most well-known and loved operas of all time, Bizet's Carmen. Take …
Artbank has announced the launch of an unprecedented new initiative that will provide unrepresented Australian visual artists with the opportunity to have their artwork seen and possibly acq…
Last Friday, the Australia Council announced what it called "a $112 million investment over four years to focus on small and medium sized arts companies". Let's skip past the misleading poll…
Majestically depicted, this epic story of grandeur captures the essence of lives lost and memories everlasting. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, …
Who is Harry Greenwood? I'm a Sydney based actor currently on tour with Belvoir St. Theatre's production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. What would you do differently to what …
Imagine if you will, planet earth in 2306, now taken over by the corporation GlobalSoft and ruled by Killer Queen (Casey Donovan) and her henchman, Khashoggie (Simon Russell). Everyone wears…
Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival has announced that after an extensive search the Board has appointed Karen Bryant as the first Chief Executive Officer to lead the festival throu…
Celebrating its 65th edition in 2016, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced it will open on Thursday 28 July with the world premiere screening of The Death and…
