Audiences will be transported from a darkened Darwin theatre to Dublin’s underbelly in an intimate one-man monologue that explores the fringes of society. By Kylie Stevenson Award-winning playwright and actor...
You might think a person who once spent 18 hours on trains to get to an acting class would be sick of them, but writer and actor Tremayne Gordon has...
Corrugated Iron’s contribution to this year’s Fringe Festival will be a bit of a juggling act, with the Top End youth arts organisation staging two very different shows. Corrosion sets...
The Darwin Fringe Festival is upon us and, for the comedy connoisseur, a comic smorgasbord awaits. By Will Crawford My salivary glands are working overtime in readiness for the taster...
The Duprada Dance Company is bringing Top End and Centralian dancers together for a one-off performance of Don Quixote in Darwin. It’s the first time since 2014 that the dancers...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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’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...
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...
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...