Over the past year, Darwin has experienced something of a comedy renaissance, a new breed of outrageously talented young comedians coming to a stage near you. Graeme Lewis recently opened...
British comic writer Ben Elton has had a hugely varied career since he first exploded onto the scene over 30 years ago, penning everything from novels to musical libretti. Now,...
Art forms can be experienced in entirely new and exciting ways when merged with other art forms. We’ve seen art move from picture frames to walls on the streets, and...
What could the world look like one day if we don’t take action on climate change? One of the country’s leading playwrights, Stephen Carleton, let his imagination loose on this...
Deadly Darwin Comedy hits the stage this month with new show, A Time to Celebrate, presented at Brown’s Mart Theatre as part of the First Nations Engage Program. 2021 is...
GET READY TO giggle as the cream of the country’s comedy crop descends on Darwin to deliver one hilarious night of entertainment. After a one-year forced hiatus thanks to COVID,...
Brown Mart's Theatre's monthly script-in-hand play reading series, Evening Reads, returns this month, giving Top End audiences the chance to experience plays not normally available to them and acting as...
The Gospel According to Paul is a funny, insightful and occasionally poignant portrait of Paul Keating, the man that – as he tells it – single-handedly shaped contemporary Australia. Written...
SHOWCASING TOP END COMICS AND LOCAL STAND-UP PERFORMERS A COMEDY RENAISSANCE is taking place in the Top End, and 2021 is shaping up to be an exciting time to catch...
OYSTER BOY LIVES inside an oyster. Portrayed by Kyle Walmsley, he is a big fishy weirdo just waiting to be shucked. But is the world ready for his nutrient rich,...
ONE OF SLIDE Youth Dance Theatre’s most powerful and heartfelt productions, SECRETS, is returning to the stage for NT Youth Week to portray the devastating impact of drug addiction. By...
A COMEDY RENAISSANCE is taking place in the Top End, and 2021 is shaping up to be an exciting time to catch comedy. Will Crawford’s put together this handy form...
LEADING ONE OF Australia’s premier youth arts organisations is a huge undertaking, but luckily Corrugated Iron Youth Arts (CIYA) has found the perfect person. Introducing new Executive Producer, Zoe Scrogings...
A WOMAN. A DOG. A CAMPERVAN. And 4,500km of wide-open road. Mot wakes up one morning to find that her heart is missing from her chest. She can breathe –...
By Tamara Howie “IN THE MOST basic sense, I speak to dead people,” says psychic medium, author and speaker, Peter Williams, admitting it’s a bit of a crude way to...
2020 HAS BEEN a wild ride, but it’s sure seen an explosion of heart-warming comedy in the Top End. Will Crawford writes about the year that was. In March, pre-Rona,...
BROWN’S MART THEATRE is gearing up to turn the big 5-0 in 2022, so they’re spending the next year compiling your fond memories to roll out a nine-month celebration when...
Darwin Theatre Company has joined forces with Tainted Theatre Company to present Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, at Brown’s Mart Theatre. Shipwrecked identical twins, Viola and Sebastian, each believe the...
LOCAL FAVOURITE TRACKS Dance has done well to roll with the punches in 2020. With all of the risk assessments worked through at length in strategic planning sessions past, a...
There’s no denying it – 2020 has thrown us all one heck of a curve ball. The performing arts industry has been impacted significantly by the pandemic, with the sudden...