Performing arts
These two pieces are beautiful – but they don’t fit together
With Études and Circle Electric, The Australian Ballet is bringing together the new with the classical. Separately, they work. Together, less so.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
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Pianist Jayson Gillham files legal action against MSO
The stoush between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and a pianist has escalated, with legal action filed in the Federal Court.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Sarah Snook’s Dorian Gray was a West End triumph. Now it’s heading to Broadway
Having wowed audiences in London, the Succession star is set to take on New York in the brilliantly reimagined Oscar Wilde tale.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
This year’s festival has kicked off, with almost 500 shows on offer across Melbourne and greater Victoria. Here, our writers take a closer look.
When her much-loved brother died, this artist responded with a cabaret show
In The Passion of Saint Nicholas, Geraldine Quinn tries to make sense of the loss of a sibling.
- by Daniel Herborn
Strange, familiar, free: Your guide to choosing the perfect Fringe show
Soap operas and secret locations: here’s a taste of what’s to come at Melbourne Fringe.
- by Elizabeth Flux
‘No internet, no intruders, no clothes’: Nude Baby Boomers lead Griffin Theatre’s new season
A play about naturism is the quirkiest of six plays on offer next year from Sydney’s theatre of first chances.
- by Linda Morris
The transcendent play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human
In its exploration of two different relationships, the Pulitzer-winning play Cost of Living is truly great theatre.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
The guitar legend who built his career on not playing solos
Andy Summers’ playing was a key part of the Police’s revolutionary sound.
- by John Shand
Why so serious? The cellist on a mission to make classical music a laugh
Karen Hall had her career as a professional cellist turned upside down by two clowns.
- by John Shand
Meet the young, mullet-wearing super conductor shaking up the classical world
Sam Weller is driven by a passion to bring orchestral music to a new audience.
- by Nick Galvin
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