Performing arts
Forget the special effects, this band doesn’t need them to send a crowd wild
Australian indie-rock group Last Dinosaurs round off their latest tour with a rapturous gig at The Croxton.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead, Bridget Davies and Barney Zwartz
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It’s been 70 years in the making, now this Aussie ballet’s time has come
Sydney dancer Simonne Moffitt is finally realising her grandmother’s vision for a work originally condemned for being “too Australian”.
- by Nick Galvin
This surreal work asks: Can you become a French actor without speaking French?
“Language is unstable. It’s just a fiction.” In her new work, Apologia, writer and performer Nicola Gunn is taking on the barriers language puts between us.
- by Will Cox
Any fan of Oscar Wilde should enjoy this salacious twist on his masterpiece
This take on The Importance of Being Earnest isn’t just terrific fun, it’s tethered to a deep appreciation of the interplay between Wilde’s biography and his art.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Jessica Nicholas and Andrew Fuhrmann
‘One of my greatest finds’: Odd discoveries in Nellie Melba’s home
Cigarettes, monogrammed crockery, handwritten letters … cataloguing the “time capsule” Victorian abode of the famed soprano opens a treasure trove of intrigue.
- by Melissa Fyfe
John Waters might be seeing ghosts but he still doesn’t believe in them
The veteran of stage and screen is starring in a fresh adaptation of the long-running play The Woman In Black.
- by John Shand
A plumber from Tassie has brought more magic to Cirque du Soleil
Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water, but first they had to learn to walk on it.
- by Nadia Bailey
Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years
The Piano Man has performed his final concert of a historic residency at Madison Square Garden.
- by Caryn Ganz
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll playwright Ray Lawler dies aged 103
One of Australia’s most celebrated playwrights, Melbourne writer, actor and director Ray Lawler, has died at the age of 103.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
‘Anti-competitive’: Calls mount to break corporate live music domination
Australian musicians are calling for authorities to investigate the market power of major corporate players like Live Nation.
- by Linda Morris
Five days to get gala ready? ‘Yes it was stressful, but I’m a tenor’
Singer Young Woo Kim was two days into a holiday when a phone call saw him racing to Melbourne for a flurry of rehearsals and excitement.
- by Elizabeth Flux