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...
The Northern Territory is a creative powerhouse of story, song, dance and visual art. For 25 years, Artback NT has been on a mission to nurture and share this richness,...
LOCAL COMEDIAN, MC and Larrakia man Richard Fejo is responsible for some of the newest comic initiatives popping up in Darwin. Will Crawford caught up with him to shoot the...
SLIDE YOUTH DANCE Theatre’s Dancers Co-Op and Company Two return to Darwin Entertainment Centre this month to present, not one, but two huge stage productions to round out 2020. In...
MEL LITTLE IS one of the funniest humans getting around Darwin. A charismatic presenter on Territory FM and an entertaining MC, this wild local comedian is the driving force behind...
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO run in April, Scott Gooding’s one-hour, one-man dark comedy, Robert in Crisis, finally takes its spot under the lights this month. Whilst cancelling was disappointing, Gooding feels...
DARWIN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE’S In Motion series, held every Saturday during July when the Top End emerged from the pandemic lockdown period, gave local artists the chance to showcase their skills...
AMY HETHERINGTON’S NEWEST show happened by accident. But after selling out all four of her Darwin Festival shows, and her original slot in The Studio at Darwin Entertainment Centre (DEC),...
Since 1984, Corrugated Iron Youth Arts has given young Territorians the chance to flex their creative muscles through a dynamic, fun and challenging program. Corro's Johanna Hayes gives OTL the...
By Anna Dowd When it comes to making your own fun, Darwin waits for no one. A wild new variety night of burlesque, comedy, dance and circus, backed by live...
SHALOM KAA IS A well-known force in the Top End entertainment scene, regularly gracing the stage as an actor or belting out a tune or two with Darwin Chorale. Now,...
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...