Features

Sounds @ Sunset
Five young darwinites are set to transform the nightcliff foreshore throughout the dry this year. Andre Price-Quinter, 17, is one of five young producers being mentored in event management by...

Growing Up Troppo - May
Reviews, tips and advice for travelling the world with kids. By Libby Larsen The beginning of the dry heralds so many things I love about life in the top end...

Clean Living In The Tropics - May
Clean living is being mindful of what you put in your body, mindful of keeping a healthy home and work environment, and mindful of your environmental footprint. By Lina Paselli...

Comics' Corner - May
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...

Flickerfest
The best local and international short films are heading to Darwin with Territory filmmakers once again demonstrating their skills on the national stage. Alice Spring’s filmmaker Dylan River’s Coat Of...

Green Day's American Idiot
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...

Creature
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 78-Storey Treehouse
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 book...

Art & About - May
Nomad Art Gallery has been a stalwart of the Parap arts community for the past 13 years but this month that journey draws to a close as owners Rose and...

Unpeeling Perceptions Reflection
Lisa Waup looks back on her time in Darwin during her residency at Accomplice. I first met Weniki Hensch three years ago through a dear mutual friend. We shared several...

Vera Blue - BASSINTHEGRASS
The last time Vera Blue played in Darwin she was on a national tour and didn’t have much time to look around. Joining this year’s lineup for BASSINTHEGRASS, the former...

Songs from the Parisian Belle Époque
In the first of the Darwin Entertainment Centre’s 2018 Concert Series, French soprano Laetitia Grimaldi and South African/Israeli pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz offer a program of romantic French songs, presented in...

Burger Joint Live on Fridays
The NT News live on Fridays returns this dry season, transforming brown’s mart courtyard into the perfect venue to celebrate the end of the week and the start of the...

Dan Sultan
Leaving the band behind for his latest national tour, Dan Sultan brings his intimate solo show to Darwin this month as part of this year’s Garrmalang Festival, playing music from...

ATMOS: Big Weather
Ever wondered what the weather is like on Neptune? Or the wildest storms to have hit the Australian coast? Meteorologist Jackson Browne takes audiophiles on a journey through the solar...

NT Youth Week
'Be Tru, Be You' – that’s the message for this year’s NT Youth Week – nine days of events celebrating Territorians aged 12-25 and recognising their achievements and passions. It’s...

Big Dance Darwin
Australia is taking the lead on a global dance project that’s all about getting involved. Big Dance is a global biennial festival celebrating the craft of dance for all ages...

NT Heritage Festival
Should the NT News be heritage listed? That’s the question two teams will go head to head over for the annual Heritage Festival Debate. Over two weeks the NT’s National...

Q&A - Allday
Allday is rounding out his Speeding Regionally tour in Darwin. He had a chat with Off The Leash about what life is like living in LA and coming back home...

NT Youth Week: Couch Surfing on Youth Homelessness Matters Day
One of the luxuries in life many young people don’t have to worry about is where they’ll rest their head at night. By Tamara Howie But the harsh reality is...