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World Dance Crew Championships. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 19 to 25 October 2026 include grants, residencies and the chance to be part of major festivals.

ArtsHub

Oct 17, 2026
A young Paul Capsis found his calling at this Sydney theatre co-op. Photo: Courtesy of Shopfront Arts Co-op.
Interviews

Shopfront at 50: Where future theatre stars find their voice, and outsiders find a home

Trevor Ashley, Paul Capsis and Hilary Bell all got their start at Shopfront Arts – but its legacy goes far…

Alannah Sue

Oct 16, 2026
Liz Hicklin presents Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend at Melbourne Fringe. Photo: Jacinda Parsons.
Interviews

Sylvia Plath Stole My Boyfriend: Liz Hicklin’s Ted Hughes love story hits Melbourne Fringe

A first-time playwright at 95, Liz Hicklin has turned a youthful romance with one of poetry's giants into a gameshow…

Bridget Ross

Oct 15, 2026
Paddington The Musical announces Australian premiere. Photo: Supplied.
News

Paddington Bear leads a huge week of Australian musical theatre announcements

Australia is in for a big year of musicals in 2027. We've rounded up all the latest news for you.

Alannah Sue

Oct 15, 2026
Place Dances by Lucy Guerin. Photo: Gianna Rizzo.
Interviews

Lucy Guerin reflects on 25 years in the independent dance sector: what’s different now?

As Lucy Guerin prepares to present her final work for her company this weekend, she talks to ArtsHub about her…

Jo Pickup

Oct 15, 2026
Tom Stevenson and Ru Halwala are building a regional comedy ecosystem. Photo: Supplied / Scary Strangers.
Interviews

Can regional performers build careers without moving to the big city?

Scary Strangers Comedy Festival is a first for the Blue Mountains. But its founders are already thinking about the bigger…

Alannah Sue

Oct 14, 2026
Roof Piece by Trisha Brown Dance Company (US). Photo: Vikky Sloviter Photography.
News

A global contemporary dance festival is about to land in Australia, and it's a big deal

Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels makes its Southern Hemisphere debut in January. Here's what you need to know.

Alannah Sue

Oct 14, 2026
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The cover of Hilary McPhee's autobiography Other People's Words.
Opinions & Analysis

Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me

McPhee’s business acumen, creativity and incredible track record made her a titan of the Australian publishing industry.

The Conversation
Tania de Jong performing in Pot-Pourri alongside Rebecca Bode, Jon Bode, Jonathan Morton and Anthony Barnhill. Photo: Supplied.
Opinions & Analysis

To survive, Australia’s performing arts needs urgent action

The performing arts and entertainment industry is at a crossroads, but there are practical steps we can take to secure…

Tania de Jong
The Dog Stars. Image: 20th Century Studios.
Opinions & Analysis

Where did the future go? Our obsession with dystopias shows a real failure of imagination

Post-apocalypse stories like Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars have a long history – but lately they've been changing.

Patrick Stokes
The late, great Dolly Parton. Photo: Wes McFee on Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Dolly Parton's genius in 3 great songs

Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5 showcase the incredible talent of the late, great Dolly Parton.

The Conversation
Composer and sound artist Alvin Lucier. Photo: Supplied.
Opinions & Analysis

Where does the artist begin and end? At Revivification at Now or Never, the answer's far from simple

Composer Alvin Lucier is dead – so why are clumps of his neural tissue powering Revivification at Melbourne's Now or…

Patrick Stokes

Reviews

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Belvoir St Theatre's A Room With a View. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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A Room With a View makes a mischievous splash at Belvoir

Grace Chapple’s adaptation of EM Forster’s 1908 novel plays up the comedy – and the nudity – in an entertaining,…

Peter Hackney

Oct 12, 2026
Koreaboo at Malthouse Theatre. Photo: Gianna Rizzo.
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Adoption dramedy Koreaboo is a bittersweet marvel

Now showing in Melbourne, this semi-autobiographical work, written by and starring Michelle Lim Davidson, draws on the difficult history of…

Stephen A Russell

Sep 30, 2026
Lord of the Flies at Theatre Works, Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Chen.
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All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little

Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…

Stephen A Russell

Sep 23, 2026
Ballkids at La Mama Theatre in 2024. Photo: Darren Gill.
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Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide

Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.

Stephen A Russell

Sep 22, 2026
Dion Mills and William Lonsdale in Luke. Photo: Cameron Grant / Parenthesy.
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Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises

A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…

Stephen A Russell

Sep 22, 2026

Career Articles

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World Dance Crew Championships. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 19 to 25 October 2026 include grants, residencies and the chance to be part of major festivals.

ArtsHub
Melbourne's Magnify Writers in Residence program at Kingston Arts. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 12 to 18 October 2026 include grants, residencies and international work placements.

ArtsHub
Create NSW has launched a new funding program to support collaboration between festivals and delivery partners and venues. Pictured, Hive of Industry by Legs On The Wall, presented at the Power Up Festival at White Bay Power Station. Photo: Anna Kucera.
Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 5 to 11 October 2026 include festival grants, artist commissions and residencies.

ArtsHub
Career Advice

Best opportunities, grants & awards for creatives this week

Opportunities for 28 September to 4 October 2026 include residencies and mentorships for Sydney artists, plus the chance to contribute…

ArtsHub
Hand dyeing Indigo textiles, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo: Gina Fairley.
Features

The 'handmade' label is no longer enough – makers must tell new stories

In this new era of AI, creatives are relying on the 'handmade' label to lure in audiences and sell their…

Gina Fairley

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