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Evening Reads: Dead Man’s Cell Phone
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...
The Top End, In Motion
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...
Comics' Corner
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...
Robert in Crisis
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...
RAW Comedy
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...
Introducing Venaska Cheliah: Tracks Dance Company's New Chair
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...
Spun: heart
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, six...
Brown's Mart Theatre's 20/20 Vision
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...
Away
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...
Caught in the Act
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...
Q&A with Emma Rowe
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...
Your Centre is Our Centre
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...
2019 NT Performing Arts Awards
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...
Comics' Corner - A Year in Review
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...
A Celtic Christmas
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...
Operation Ouch
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...
Sin On My Face
BOGAN FUNNY MAN and social media megastar Alex Williamson is heading back up north with his new show, Sin on my Face. Having performed to the laidback Top End crowd...
Dylan Moran - Dr Cosmos
Legendary Irish comedian Dylan Moran is headed Down Under with his brand-new show Dr Cosmos. Moran once again offers his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities...
Audition Drama
DO YOU DREAM of being on the stage or the silver screen? Performing arts school intakes for 2020 are just around the corner. Kyle Walmsley successfully auditioned for the National...
Comics' Corner - November 2019
Showcasing Top End comics and local stand-up performers. By Will Crawford MICAH KICKETT WAS MY STANDOUT stand up discovery of 2019. He won the Darwin final of Melbourne International Comedy...
