Performing arts
Online cabaret can be a ‘social boot camp’ to re-enter real world
It’s better late than never for cabaret favourite Queenie van de Zandt, who managed the pivot to digital and will perform an online show on Saturday ... two days after lockdown ends.
- by Nick Miller
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Why Simon Le Bon is still resisting the ‘Cool Nazis’
As Duran Duran celebrate 40 years, their lead singer says his love of music keeps him coming back for more.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘I am so grateful to the fans’: Curtain call for Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins
Emma Watkins has announced that she’s hanging up her skivvy and unclipping her bow, leaving The Wiggles after more than a decade of performing with the band.
- by Nick Bonyhady
The remarkable musical that plays ‘backwards’
Actors are often asked to age on stage but rarely does a cast grow younger before an audience’s gaze.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Our roadmap is still a road to nowhere, music venues warn
The plan laid out for Melbourne’s cultural reopening will leave many live music venues either closed or operating at a loss, the industry says.
- by Nick Miller
Metal legend thought he’d die at 27: now 61, he’s battling tooth decay
Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen says he’s still surprised by his own longevity, given everything he’s been through.
- by Cat Woods
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Coronavirus pandemic
Festivals, theatres win $86 million lifeline to get back on feet
Reigniting the economy through cultural offerings is a priority for Treasurer Matt Kean.
- by Linda Morris
$35 million price tag to restore the Minerva to a 1000-seat theatre
New plans to restore the Minerva theatre at Kings Cross have the backing of leading theatre names.
- by Linda Morris
Belvoir roars back to life with diverse program
A story about resilience and survival in migrant communities kicks off the Surry Hills venue’s energetic return to the stage in 2022.
- by Nick Galvin
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Melbourne Fringe Festival
For the Fringe’s final days, here’s our pick of what you should catch
The Melbourne Fringe Festival hits its final weekend bearing a cornucopia of curiosities, each tweaked to be easily experienced by the housebound.
- by Cameron Woodhead
This Fringe video nasty has students writhing in fake blood
Melbourne theatre-maker Stephen Nicolazzo has always been fascinated by the eroticism and danger of the horror genre.
- by Stephen A Russell