7,123 stories by "Arts Review"
The 12th annual Sydney Comedy Festival will bring more shows, more laughs and even more absurd hilarity than ever before, when it kicks off next week across the city and beyond. In 2016, …
Bringing contemporary Australian art and writing together in a rare, cross-Âartform collaboration that adds a new dimension to the appreciation of both the visual arts and theatre, Gri…
2016 marks twenty years since the untimely passing of Jonathon Larson, the creator of the global smash-hit RENT. Melbourne audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience a slice …
A playful reinvention of the suburban car wash has been announced as the winner of the 2016 NGV Architecture Commission with Melbourne-based M@ STUDIO Architects' entry:Â Haven't you alway…
Who is Paul Watson? Well most importantly and proudly, I am a Husband and Father with another little one on the way! Due in July! Very exciting! Career wise; I am an Actor, a Director, a Mus…
A series of seven works created by Australian artist David Jolly portraying the Anzac Day centenary Dawn Service on Gallipoli have been unveiled at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra…
Black Swan State Theatre Company has announced the appointment of Clare Watson as its new Artistic Director, taking over from Kate Cherry in 2017. After spending her early years in Perth,…
Currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital is the first exhibition in Australia to focus on the art of the Tang Empire. Tang…
Who is Claudia Barrie? A Sydney-based theatre producer, director, actor, teacher and skater with Sydney Roller Derby League. What would you do differently to what you do now? I'd be more …
After a sell-Âout season at fortyfivedownstairs in 2015, independent theatre company, Watch This is once again hitting the road presenting their award-winning production of Stephen Sondhe…
Join celebrated artist William Yang as he shares his personal journey through spoken word, film and photographs in Blood Links at the Canberra Theatre Centre until 23 April 2016. William Yan…
Before JK Rowling, critics and experts predicted that young adult (YA) literature would finally die, as sales continued to decline. In 1997, a mere 3,000 YA books were published. A decade la…
The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) has announced the appointment of leading arts manager, Linda Mickleborough as its new Executive Director. Linda has extensive experience …
Who is Andrea James? A Yorta Yorta/Kurnai woman with mad Polish roots and very big hair. Fiercely loyal and always politically motivated, I invade contemporary art spaces to uphold rich a…
An electrifying fusion of rebellion, sexual awakening and rock and roll, Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) presents Spring Awakening at The Wharf from 27 April 2016. Based on the or…
Sydney-based Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones will present barrangal dyara (skin and bones), marking the first Kaldor Public Art Project presented with an Australian Aboriginal a…
In celebration of the seventh World Circus Day, Circus Oz and the City of Melbourne will bring circus to the great outdoors with a short acrobatic spectacle accompanied by live music, presen…
Celebrating the impressive talent base, whilst promoting the work of local screen creatives, the nominees for the 17th annual South Australian Screen Awards (SASAs) have been announced. A…
Full of secret seductions, misjudged meetings and wicked revelations, Sydney Theatre Company presents Noël Coward’s irresistibly heartless comedy of bad manners, Hay Fever at …
Who is Anthony Costanzo? The crazy guy who thought writing a musical was easy. What would you do differently to what you do now? Â Â Well I'm a believer in not looking back – only…
The Transitions Film Festival returns to Adelaide this May with an inspiring line-up of powerful documentaries about what it means to be human. Taking place at the Mercury Cinema, Gawler Cin…
Marking the centenary of one of Australia's most tragic episodes on the Western Front during the First World War, Pozieres Australians on the Somme 1916 is currently on display at the Shrine…
A chilling interrogation of deception and dependency, Mad March Hare Theatre Company in association with Red Line Productions present the Sydney premiere of Amy Herzog's Belleville at the…
A genre-bending trip into the heart of our history making, acclaimed theatre company ARTHUR present Bright World at Theatre Works in a world premiere from 15 April 2016. On 6 December …
Australian comedy legend Barry Humphries has announced the nominations for the 19th annual Barry Award – named in his honour – as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festi…
