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SXSW Sydney quietly cancels 2026 festival and all future events
After three years, SXSW Sydney is calling it quits.
Observer, Observed review: public art about public surveillance for Sydney Festival
Julia Phillips’ art installation on Pyrmont Bridge encourages us to reflect on our willingness to participate in the surveillance state.
Post-Orientalist Express review: spectacle, parody, and the limits of post-orientalist dance in a festival economy
A fascinating but unresolved Sydney Festival production by avant-garde Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn.
I'm chasing Moby-Dick again – but what will I find this time round?
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick is a beastly delight offering endless entertainment – and that's no fluke.
Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down
A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…
Arts boards in crisis: how have we landed here, yet again?
As the Adelaide Writers Week crisis worsens, many are asking why arts boards aren’t taking note of others’ past actions.
Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens
With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…
Cluedo review: comedy-thriller brings the board game to life
A board game turned cult film turned stage show, Cluedo is screwball comedy crowd pleaser.
Rock and rolling into Mama Does Derby
Virgina Gay and Clare Watson discuss the comic horror of adolescence and a mother who redefines herself through roller derby.
The show must go on, unless it’s cyclone season
When cyclones and extreme weather cancel the show, artists often pay the price.