STEP BACKSTAGE AT Darwin Entertainment Centre’s Playhouse and immerse yourself in three new dynamic dance pieces, exploring the places dance comes from in our bodies. By Anna Dowd Over three...
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT – putting together a large-scale stage performance without being able to rehearse in the performance space presents quite the challenge, but that’s exactly what SLIDE Youth...
Warm up your laughing gear for this rollicking new physical theatre comedy from The Royal National Theatre of Jingili. Anna Dowd caught up with one of the stars, Nicky Fearn,...
DEADLY DARWIN COMEDY returns to Brown’s Mart theatre this month with their new show, A New Hope. And the plot may seem a little familiar… The year is 2020 and...
BROWN’S MART THEATRE’S popular Evening Reads program returns this month with Dead Man’s Cell Phone, written by Sarah Ruhl. When Jean answers the phone of a dead stranger, she finds...
Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC) started the year with a bang, the 2020 season promising an exciting year of music, theatre, dance, and more. Off The Leash readers will remember the...
SHOWCASING TOP END COMICS AND LOCAL STAND-UP PERFORMERS LAST MONTH, KELLY GULLIVER competed against other budding Territory comedians for a chance to represent the NT in the national Raw Comedy...
AFTER RAVE REVIEWS that lead to the Best Performance Award at the 2019 Darwin Fringe Festival, Scott Gooding returns to the Brown’s Mart stage with his one-man dark comedy, Robert...
FANCY A CHUCKLE with some of the best comedic talent getting around the NT? You’re in luck – it’s RAW Comedy time! Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s famous open mic comedy...
THE YEAR WAS 2005. I was standing at the top of the ramps of the Darwin Entertainment Centre, watching two firemen rappelling down a building wearing massive angel wings and...
THE EVER-POPULAR , consistently sold-out live storytelling event SPUN is back with an intriguing mix of extraordinary people in SPUN: Heart. Kicking off the year at the Italian Social Club,...
BROWN’S MART THEATRE has officially launched its 2020 program, presenting a host of entertaining theatre, music and cultural offerings throughout the year. In addition to the much-anticipated theatre program, Brown’s...
Remember those nostalgic summer days, digging up the sand on an endless beach? Brown’s Mart’s first theatre offering of 2020 takes you back in time to the golden era of...
SHANE JENEK’S multi-talented, larger-than-life drag persona Courtney Act was cast into the spotlight in the first series of Australian Idol in 2003. Now, after countless appearances on stage and television...
LOCAL MUSO EMMA ROWE is among the first handpicked acts performing as part of Darwin Entertainment Centre’s Live @ The Studio series. We had a chat with her about all...
Darwin Entertainment Centre is gearing up for a massive 2020. With a new management team in tow, exciting new initiatives in the works and a focus on fostering local talent,...
The Northern Territory is bursting with talent, both on stage and behind the scenes. For the first time, those dedicated to the Territory’s performing arts sector will get the recognition...
With the arrival of December comes the slow, sweaty glide of the build-up, bringing with it time to reflect on the comic year that was. By Will Crawford 2019 saw...
If the build-up has got you dreaming of a winter escape, why not have a Celtic Christmas with A Taste of Ireland? This traditional Irish dance show brings all the...
British identical twins Dr Chris and Dr Xand van Tulleken, are descending on the Top End with their live stage show for kids, Operation Ouch, jam-packed with crazy experiments, amazing...