Rachel Griffiths, Sigrid Thornton and Kate Mulvany among the headlining names in a season promising to be both "edgy" and "playful".

"I wouldn’t want to overstay my welcome," says Ross, after three decades as one of the world's most influential music critics. by Jason Blake on 1 July, 2026 Alex Ross, one of the most influential ...

In this play by his latter-day countryman Alan Harris, the dying of the light takes a more fatalistic turn. “Are we like candles?” muses his lead character Jimmy (played here by James Smithers) at one ...

We still strongly prefer live experiences to digital ones, a new Live Nation report says, and brands seeking cut-through ...

Peter Evans' 2027 season reflects his abiding interest in Shakespeare’s ability to speak directly to the present.

Sibelius’s magisterial Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (1901-1902), composed after a trip to Italy, is strongly Romantic in ...

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was scored for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann, so as the Canberra Symphony Orchestra strings assembled on the Llewellyn Hall stage in a purple half-light before a giant ...

More than 50 performing arts projects and 20 contemporary music tours funded, with the majority headed for regional and ...

Opera Australia will revive its most successful Opera on Sydney Harbour production in 2027, with Verdi’s Aida returning to Mrs Macquaries Point from 27 March to 25 April. Directed by Gale Edwards, ...

Four Winds has announced that Louise Herron and Gabrielle Trainor will become Co-Chairs of the Far South Coast arts organisation in January 2027, succeeding Michael Darling, who is stepping down after ...

Yoshimoto is setting her sights on the next stage of her career, which will include "more opportunities for chamber and solo playing".

Making her recital debut in Australia next month, the UK pianist says she relishes the sense of freedom that playing solo can bring.