Features
A Smoke Social
During WWI top end soldiers were forced to travel interstate to enlist – but they didn’t leave town without a party to say farewell. By Tamara Howie In those days...
Sydney Dance Company - ab [intra]
Sydney Dance Company's latest production explores the depth of human impulse in ab [intra]. In the initial development, ab [intra], which means ‘from within’ in Latin, began with a series...
The Pen and the Sword
Artists played a pivotal role in WWI by showing the true horror of the front lines to the world. The words of poets who fought in The Great War will...
The Kazoos Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Kids in katherine will be swept away on a magical floating island with a toothless crocodile, a happy shark and a lovable teddy bear in the musical comedy A Teddy...
Comics' Corner - June
This month, I am lucky to be joined By Aaron Signal aka Mon Cherie to talk about the recent rejuvenation of the monthly Fab U Lash series of drag-inspired comedy...
The Turquoise Elephant
As temperatures rise beyond 40 degree and Melbourne’s sewerage system floods the city, the characters in The Turquoise Elephant are all still bickering about climate change. By Tamara Howie Set...
Twelfth Night
Love triangles, mischief and a spot of cross-dressing – all the elements of a classic Shakespeare comedy will be on show in Essential Theatre’s rendition of Twelfth Night. The Australian...
Comics' Corner - May
The Mechanics of Comedy – Part 4. Having previously explored various subgenres of comedy including Misanthropes, Character Assassins and Surrealists, I cast my eyes to the ever-popular comedy movement, the...
Green Day's American Idiot
When you hear Phil Jamieson’s name, it’s not often associated with musical theatre. But the Grinspoon front man has proven he’s got the chops playing the role of St Jimmy...
Creature
Top End bush babies are in for a treat with a new theatre show hitting the Darwin Entertainment Centre. The children’s show, Creature, is based on the 1899 classic Dot...
The 78-Storey Treehouse
The tallest tree house to hit the Darwin Entertainment Centre stage is on its way. The 78 Story Treehouse, a stage adaptation of the Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton book...
Comics' Corner - April
Showcasing top end comics and local stand-up performers. By Will Crawford Ryan McArthur is intelligent, dry, a little sarcastic and a little awkward – just like his comedy. Over the...
Brown's Mart 2018 Season
Brown’s Mart’s 2018 season is kicking off with a rare treat set in the time of the Salem witch trails. The Crucible opens the season as part of the education...
Thomas Murray and the Upside Down River
Regional Australia is being put under the spotlight as stories from life in a drought-affected town are shared on stage. The only world that farmer Tom Murray has ever known...
Tracktivation
Dancers are being unleashed in Darwin’s CBD by Tracks Dance Studio, breathing life into the city. A huge range of public programs and workshops will be held throughout the NT...
Comic's Corner
Showcasing top end comics and local stand-up performers. By Will Crawford The Mechanics of Comedy – Part 3 Comedy is often just story telling from an unexpected perspective. Whether it’s...
Raw Comedy Final
10 top end comedians are preparing to walk comedy’s ultimate highwire. Presented by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, RAW Comedy is the annual hunt for Australia’s as yet undiscovered wit...
Q&A with comedian KC Monica
Darwin based stand up and archaeologist KC Martin-Stone (aka KC Monica) represented the NT at the Adelaide Fringe Festival last month. Off The Leash columnist Will Crawford had a chat...
Hillbilly Horror
Following a popular season in Darwin in 2016 Artback NT and The Royal National Theatre of Jingili take Hillbilly Horror down the Stuart Highway this March. Something’s rotten in the...
Comics' Corner – February
The holidays are over, the demoulding rituals complete and New Year’s dietary resolutions made and jettisoned – now is the time to venture into the world and explore the cultural...
