Performing arts
The musical whodunnit so good you’ll want to see it twice
Packing an Agatha Christie-like drawing room mystery into a two-person show, Murder for Two offers up an evening of criminally entertaining musical comedy.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Meet Australia’s ‘Hydraulic Press Girl’, dancing the undanceable to millions online
Sarah McCreanor, a Brisbane dancer who now lives in Los Angeles, talks about her TikTok fame and physical — as well as funny — work.
- by Margaret Fuhrer
Jane Campion receives lifetime achievement gong, and teases a return to filmmaking
Jane Campion, the director of The Piano and The Power of the Dog, has won the lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
‘Shift in an unusually huge way’: How AI choreographs a dance workshop
Arts and artificial intelligence are often at odds, but a new dance performance aims to create harmony from the intersection.
- by Gemma Grant
MSO musicians pass vote of no confidence in management, board announces review
The MSO has announced an external review into its policies after removing acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham from a concert and then claiming it acted in “error”, and a vote of no confidence from its musicians.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Sydney
The choir helping school boys find their voice, and their tribe
A music program for boys brings together unlikely and often reluctant singers, with heart-warming results.
- by Helen Pitt
This terrifying tale is so intense you can feel it in your bones
Hayes Theatre is presenting a classic spine-chiller as its first opera.
- by Nick Galvin
NSW boys join voices to follow their dreams
Boys from NSW state schools come together to sing in unison about the power of following your dreams.
From Baby Reindeer to Nanette: How Edinburgh makes or breaks comedians
It’s the biggest performing arts festival in the world, with a history of launching careers – if you can win the (sometimes-empty) room.
- by Meg Watson
‘We wanted it to feel real’: Bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life
The stage production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is heading to Melbourne – so how do you make such a famous creature feel truly alive?
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Frodo’s latest quest: Delivering The Lord of the Rings, the musical
A stage show based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic The Lord of the Rings comes to Australia in 2025.
- by Helen Pitt