Kirsten Krauth speaks to directors Glyn Roberts, Lindy Hume and Glenn Wright about their upcoming regional arts festivals: the Newcastle State Festival, 10 Days on the Island and the Bendigo Autumn Music festival.
![The major visual art work for 10 Days on the Island, on at the former pulp mill in Burnie: Lisa Reihana's Pursuit of Venus [infected] 2015.](https://witnessperformance.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Lisa-Rehana_web-optimised-1170x778.jpg "Lisa Rehana_web-optimised")
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What are Relaxed Performances? Who are they for? And why do they matter? Tom Middleditch, artistic director of A-tistic, gives us the lowdown
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As Next Wave opens its callout for artist submissions to the 2020 festival, Alison Croggon speaks to festival director Roslyn Helper about power, art and hope
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What does it mean when theatre changes the rules? Robert Reid dives into the worlds of immersion, participation, performance and play.
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First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee discusses why culturally informed reviews are crucial for Indigenous performance
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‘The trial has prompted a deep anger within the theatre community. Its reverberations will echo for a long time’: Alison Croggon looks at the Geoffrey Rush defamation trial and its inevitable connections to #MeToo
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Playwright Jean Tong talks to theatre makers Rachel Perks and Bridget Balodis about queer dramaturgy and identity, astrology and finding a new language
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The recent restructure of Arts South Australia and budget cuts of $31m have thrown the state’s arts sector into chaos. Ben Brooker reports
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Why do we pander to mediocrity and bad behaviour from male comics? Aboriginal comedy writer Angelina Hurley reflects on her disappointments
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On the pain of women: First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee explores how Australian plays portray violence against women.