Win a Festival Pass to Bondi Feast 2014

There's plenty of food at Bondi Feast, but it's not the main course.

Red Bull Flying Bach Coming to Auckland

Head spins driven by the keys of a piano and windmills following an obbligato.

Jonti Buries Himself Under an Avalanche of Tunes for Vivid LIVE

Ahead of his Vivid performance at the Opera House, Jonti took time out to discuss his love for The Avalanches and what to expect from the future.

Win Tickets to See Stones in Her Mouth at Carriageworks

Ten Maori women sidestepping traditional expectations.

Meet Grant Street, Southbank’s Latest Revamped Arts Space

Turns out student theatre is much more than cheesy Shakespeare and unsubtle politics.

Astral People’s Top Five Tunes to Start Your Weekend

Crank up a spot o' Rainbow Chan, Phuture and The Avalanches this weekend.

Win Tickets to See The Boat People by The Hayloft Project

Leave your preconceived notions onshore.

Win Tickets to the Australian Ballet’s Chroma

The White Stripes meet Mozart in a contemporary quadruple bill.

Malthouse Theatre Announce Program for Helium 2014

Your YouTube comments are being turned into art.

The Ten Best Things to See at Next Wave 2014

Featuring dance yoga, internet art and a real life fight club.

Concrete Playground’s MICF 2014 Diary

Win Tickets to See Music from Griffin Independent

Jane Bodie's latest play explores mental illness, human connection, and '80s rock hits.

Ten Must-See Acts at the NZ Comedy Festival 2014

Once again Concrete Playground has curated your Festival experience with a list of ten diverse acts you need to get along to.

The Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014

From the most innovative internationals to the stuff that downright defies classification.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Comedian Paul Foot

He definitely has a madness, but is there method to it?

Win Tickets to Sydney Theatre Company’s Perplex

What would you do if you came home from holiday to find the house-sitters you left in charge now claiming ownership?

The Creative Decathlon: Ten Things To See at the Festival of Live Art

Way more hardcore than White Night.

Win Tickets to See The Pride

Just another family dramedy. With lions.

Concrete Playground’s Guide to White Night 2014

An itinerary for Melbourne's classiest all-nighter.

Your First Look at the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Oh good, Wil Anderson has made another pun about his name!

Benedict Hardie on The Hayloft Project’s Melbourne Swansong

Concrete Playground Meets Sun Choreographer Hofesh Shechter

Schecter creates a show that balances light and dark, freedom and oppression, and that happy place we all have under the sun.

The Ten Most Epic Works of Contemporary Theatre

The best plays to catch your attention in the era of ADHD.

The Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013

The upside of an uncurated festival is access to the unlimited scope, diversity, and imagination of the independent scene, but the sheer number of artworks on offer can make it tricky to navigate. Here's our top ten picks.

Ten Must See Shows At Auckland Arts Festival 2013

We round up our ten must see shows for the upcoming Auckland Arts Festival.

Nude Dancers in Whirls and Swirls

Shinichi Maruyama has gracefully encapsulated the swaying of legs, swinging of hips and twirling of arms...

Review /// Mary Poppins at The Civic

A simply delightful rendition of the childhood classic. Keen for a dose of nostalgia? Look no further than the London sky line, aka The Civic Theatre.

Win tickets to The Pork Stiletto

New black comedy The Pork Stiletto delves into the worlds of fetish and online dating with a murderous twist.

Ten Must See Comedians in the NZ International Comedy Festival

Deciding which comedians to see can seem a bit daunting, so to help you out, here are Concrete Playground's picks for a great night out.

The Search for Miss Burlesque Australia

State finalists are set to shimmy their way to the top in Miss Burlesque Australia 2012 Competition.

Interview /// Concrete Playground Meets Alan McElroy

The Land of Yes and The Land of No

Let me preface this by saying that I am by no means an expert in the world of movement. However, what I can offer to you dear readers is a review from the perspective of someone who appreciates dance but can’t tell the difference between a plié and a pirouette.

Newcastle Hosts Two Festivals In One Weekend

Yes, we do like to poke fun at our younger brother Newcastle now and then. But next week we have to admit he's winning big time.

Top 5 Events at Basement Fest 2011

Basement Fest 2011 brings together a strong line up of theatre, comedy, dance, art, spoken word and music for three weeks in both the main stage of The Basement theatre and upstairs in The Basement studio.

Interview /// Concrete Playground meets Fern Sutherland

A couple of gins down, I sat down with my beautiful friend Fern Sutherland to talk about her latest role in Auckland Theatre Company's The End Of the Golden Weather.

Review /// The Wizard of Oz

Whether you have been living in a cave and don’t know the story or it’s an old favourite of yours, this show is wonderfully uplifting and well worth seeing.

Review /// The Only Child

The Only Child is acutely honest, each character unfolding to expose a selfishness; they are all as awful as each other. And who is the real only child?

Review /// Dylan Moran – Yeah Yeah

The audience relished every minute of his performance and the detail of his wit. As the older man who sat next to me succinctly put it, “he’s funny because everything he says rings true.”

Help Fund Arthur’s First Production: Dirtyland

You, yes YOU can support new Australian theatre! Arthur talk to us about Dirtyland.