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Classical Music, Festivals
features

Season Preview 2026: Festivals

What do our festivals have on offer in the year ahead?

December 19, 2025
Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

Choral Storytelling

As her play Lacrima comes to Australia, writer/director Caroline Guiela Nguyen talks about why she likes interweaving different narratives.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Opera
features

Cutting Edge: Standing Trial

Mel Cantwell, Co-Artistic Director of Perth’s Lost and Found Opera, talks about the company’s relaunch at this year’s Perth Festival.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
news

The January/February 2026 issue of Limelight is now available

A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2026, essential holiday listening and must-see shows, Limelight is your ideal summer companion.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Opera, Theatre, Vocal & Choral
features

On Stage: the events you need to see in January/February 2026

The editors of Limelight share their selection of the most exciting classical music, opera and theatre events coming soon.

December 19, 2025
Classical Music, Dance, Festivals, Musical Theatre & Cabaret, Opera, Theatre
news

Introducing the January-February 2026 issue of Limelight

A comprehensive guide to the performing arts in 2026, essential holiday listening and must-see shows, Limelight is your ideal summer companion.

December 10, 2025
Festivals, News, Opera, Theatre
news

Perth Festival 2026: “The art you need”

Perth Festival 2026 will see the city turned into a stage, with performances and installations reimagining its landmarks.

October 22, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: Night Night (The Last Great Hunt)

An enjoyable Antarctic romp from Perth's The Last Great Hunt, with more than a touch of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic to it.

March 2, 2025
Chamber, Classical Music
Live Review

Review: Jess Hitchcock & Penny Quartet (Musica Viva Australia)

Beautiful contrasts abound as 11 Australian composers arrange 12 of Jess Hitchcock’s songs.

February 27, 2025
Dance, Festivals
Live Review

Review: Larsen C (Christos Papadopoulos & Perth Festival)

In Larsen C, choreographer Christos Papadopolous reveals a creative impulse that is unique, visually intriguing and virtuosic.

February 21, 2025
Theatre
Live Review

Review: This Is a Room (Half Straddle Theatre & Perth Festival)

The interrogation of US national security translator Reality Winner transformed into a perfect work of theatre for this age of uncertainty.

February 17, 2025
Festivals, Theatre
Live Review

Review: Mahabharata (Why Not Theatre & Perth Festival)

A powerfully staged reminder that, like everyone else, kings and gods struggle to deal with their own failings, weaknesses and desires.

February 10, 2025
Dance
Live Review

Review: The Wild Between Stars: Ballet at the Quarry (West Australian Ballet & Perth Festival)

A starry night night of new contemporary works with Tara Gower's riveting Ripples shining hardest.

February 9, 2025

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