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Two actors stand over a miniature walled garden. One actor, bearded and wearing a cap, lets a handful of stage snow rain down as the other actor, who is female-presenting, watches on delightedly. A scene from The Giant's Garden, part of Slingsby's A Concise Compendium of Wonder at Adelaide Festival 2026.
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Slingsby’s last hurrah: a fairy tale triptych in an intimate, custom-built theatre

Adelaide company Slingsby is mounting its final work, A Concise Compendium of Wonder, in a custom-made, environmentally friendly theatre for…

Cover detail from Gisèle Pelicot's memoir A Hymn to Life, published by Penguin Books Australia. Image: Penguin Books Australia.
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Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival

In A Hymn to Life, Gisèle Pelicot explores the aftermath of learning about her husband’s heinous sexual crimes against her.

Image: Siora Photography on Unsplash.
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Should Melbourne lose its City of Literature status?

UNESCO has never rescinded a City of Literature designation, and doing so would be a nuclear option, but...

A ruinous building falling into disrepar and decay. defunded arts organisations
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Is the creative state crumbling? Defunded arts organisations fear the answer is yes

Eight successful arts organisations have suddenly been defunded, while others have only been funded for two years instead of four,…

Ali Cobby Eckermann will be reading from her collaboration with First Nations American poet Joy Harjo at Constellations. Image: Giramondo Publishing.
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Constellations: Not Writers’ Week – Adelaide's alternate book festival gets ready

Constellations has been organised in the aftermath of this year's Adelaide Writers Week cancellation.

Liam Fleming with his Loewe Craft Prize finalist work, Patterns of Pressure, 2025. Photo: Grant Hancock.
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What I learnt as an artist judging an international craft prize

In a major coup, two Australians made the cut in the international Loewe Craft Prize. We speak to one of…

Image: Ulla Shinami on Unsplash.

Big Kiss, Bye-Bye: Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions

Big Kiss, Bye Bye dissects the mind of a young woman reckoning with the psychological upheaval of a romantic separation.

A woman kayaking in a fast-flowing, choppy river. arts sector appoinments
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

The Art of Storm-Whistling. Photo: Curious Roach Collective.
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The Art of Storm-Whistling: a mythical maritime story at Adelaide Fringe

The Art of Storm-Whistling follows a mythical journey across the seas.

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