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Our Creative Territory
On a hot and sweaty Wet season evening of December 2019, the inaugural Northern Territory Performing Arts Awards (NTPAA) were held within the air-conditioned walls of Brown’s Mart Theatre. Six...
Comics' Corner – August 2021
It's August, Dry season is in full swing and the old social calendar’s filling up. If you’ve got time to spare and are keen to support local, Darwin comedians have...
Hamlet Prince of Skidmark
Understanding the world of Shakespeare might be a bit of a stretch for kids aged five and over, but Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly – aka The Listies – have...
Celtic Illusion Reimagined
Since the heyday of Riverdance, you might have developed a bit of a soft spot for Irish dancing. But imagine combining those precise, foot-stomping rhythms with Vegas glamour, dynamic modern...
Seasons of Skin and Bark
Breaking free from the walls of a room and relocating to outdoor spaces to present original dance works is something Tracks Dance Company is renowned for, their works often influenced...
I've Been Meaning To Ask You
What does it feel like to fall in love? What does beer taste like? What’s your biggest regret? I’ve Been Meaning to Ask You gives young people the opportunity to...
All Aboard the Night Train
Get set to board the grooviest train in town, as the world’s premier Aboriginal showgirl, Constantina Bush, hits the stage with a brand new show. Supported by Darwin’s hottest soul...
Yuck Circus
Yuck Circus aren't lightly throwing around women’s issues – they’re literally throwing women. The award-winning Western Australian company are a powerhouse of female circus performers ready to kick art in...
Fresh Ink
When Ciella Williams took part in Fresh Ink in 2016 – the Australian Theatre for Young People’s mentoring program for emerging writers – she hadn’t written much for theatre. “I...
Jimeoin
Jimeoin is a true comedy legend. Nearly three decades after Australia first fell in love, his ability to boil an audience down to a tear-filled, gibbering mess is stronger than...
Ross Noble
Ross Noble is one of comedy’s great improvisers, famous for his surreal tangents and freewheeling flights of the imagination. Rita Horanyi caught up with the delightful randomist to chat about...
Comics' Corner – June 2021
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...
Ben Elton
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...
Getting in the Zone
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...
New Babylon
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...
Comics' Corner - Deadly Darwin Comedy
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...
A Comedy Convoy
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...
Evening Reads Fat Pig
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
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...
Comics' Corner - Local Comedy Form Guide - Part 2
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...
