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Searching for Spirits
By Tamara Howie “IN THE MOST basic sense, I speak to dead people,” says psychic medium, author and speaker, Peter Williams, admitting it’s a bit of a crude way to...
Comics' Corner - 2020
2020 HAS BEEN a wild ride, but it’s sure seen an explosion of heart-warming comedy in the Top End. Will Crawford writes about the year that was. In March, pre-Rona...
What's Your Brown's Mart Story?
BROWN’S MART THEATRE is gearing up to turn the big 5-0 in 2022, so they’re spending the next year compiling your fond memories to roll out a nine-month celebration when...
Twelfth Night
Darwin Theatre Company has joined forces with Tainted Theatre Company to present Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, Twelfth Night, at Brown’s Mart Theatre. Shipwrecked identical twins, Viola and Sebastian, each believe the...
The Bright Side of the Tracks
LOCAL FAVOURITE TRACKS Dance has done well to roll with the punches in 2020. With all of the risk assessments worked through at length in strategic planning sessions past, a...
A Year on DEC
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...
A Silver Legacy
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...
Comics' Corner - Richard Fejo
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 into this Double Bill
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...
Comics' Corner - Mel Little
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...
Robert in Crisis
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...
Gaining Momentum
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...
Don't Feed the Ducks
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)...
The G.O at Corro
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...
Off The Rails Cabaret
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...
Comics' Corner - Shalom Kaa
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...
North of Centre
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...
Beam Me Up, Kate
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...
The Final Front Ear
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: A New Hope
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...
