Performing arts
Died Pretty's Ron Peno diagnosed with cancer
Ron Peno, frontman of Australian band Died Pretty, is undergoing cancer treatment.
- by Martin Boulton
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Performing arts
Was James Brown murdered? Push to have soul legend's death investigated
Investigation urged amid doubts that the Godfather of Soul died of natural causes.
- by Sara Moniuszko
Opera for One means no more lonely nights in front of the TV
Opera for One is not "tinder for opera lovers" or a singles' programme, says Opera Australia.
- by Julie Power
Performing arts
Arts leader (and musical lover) Emily Sexton settles in at Arts House
The North Melbourne institution's new artistic director has lived and breathed the arts from a young age and is hitting the ground running at the contemporary performance space.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Melbourne Opera soars with Flying Dutchman
It was only four years ago that a bigger company, Victorian Opera, staged this Wagner, but Melbourne Opera's is a far better production.
- by Bridget Davies
Performing arts
'The most extraordinary story': Iliad retold with an Australian twist
Homer's epic poem will be read at the Sydney Festival in a similarly epic nine-hour performance that tells the ancient Greek tale in a modern Australian voice.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
David Williamson
'Ruthless': David Williamson's new play puts showbiz under the microscope
The prolific playwright uses the brutality of show business to hold a mirror to the "intensely competitive and ruthless" nature of society in his new play.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Carole King shows up to play herself on Broadway
Anything can happen in live theatre, and the audience at Beautiful, the life story of Carole King, got a surprise when King appeared on stage to play herself.
Australian Open
A trip back in time with an Australian tennis legend
Kieran Carroll's new play invites audiences to relive the glory days of Australian tennis.
- by Yan Zhuang
Sydney Festival
All dressed up: Cabaret performer celebrates his musical heroes
Seven years after his first solo show debuted in Australia cabaret artist Le Gateau Chocolat has returned with renditions from musical legends of the '80s.
- by Linda Morris
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Midsumma puts gender centre stage
Trans and gender-diverse artists take centre stage at this year's Midsumma Festival.
- by Cameron Woodhead