David Burton

David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.

David Burton's Latest Articles

An artist's impression of a rejuvenated La PErouse Museum, featuring contemporary buildings embedded in the green landscape by the coast.
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Plans revealed for La Perouse First Nations Cultural Precinct

Proposal aims to restore the La Perouse Museum and establish a community-led cultural precinct on Botany Bay.

A painting that is part of the Griffith University Art Museum's collection. It is a painting of a lithographic studio, complete with work benches and tools. There are four windows that look out onto dry Australian bushland.
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Griffith University Art Museum celebrates 50 years of collecting contemporary Australian art

Landmark exhibition showcases 190 works from Griffith University Art Museum's nationally significant collection.

A group of spectators surround a body of water in an immersive theatre experience by Phatom Peak.
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World-building for grown-ups: Phantom Peak’s creators on immersion, innovation and why fun matters

The minds behind the UK’s award-winning Phantom Peak immersive experience land at REMIX Sydney.

Familiar Sesame Street characters are peering over a pink fence. The artist David Bromley has positioned the viewer behind the characters. From left to right we see a young boy, Elmo, a young girl and Grover.
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David Bromley brings Sesame Street to life in new Australian exhibition

A new exhibition merges David Bromley’s signature style with Sesame Street’s beloved characters, opening in Melbourne before touring nationally.

A fair-skinned woman sits barefoot on the pebbled bank of a river, engrossed in her book. She is fair skinned, has long dark hair and wears dark-framed glasses and a light, sleeveless, summery dress.
Features

10 books people pretend to read (but don't)

Let’s be honest – we’ve all nodded along in book club at least once. Here are 10 books people pretend…

Approximately 15 artists take a bow on stage with audience members seated in the seats in front of them and also on the stage behind them. The photo depicts the final curtain at Perth International Cabaret Festival's closing gala in 2024.
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Perth International Cabaret Festival announces sudden closure

The closure of Perth International Cabaret Festival means the loss of Western Australia's only dedicated cabaret festival.

A dynamic and colourful photograph of Liverpool Powerhouse (formerly known as Casula Performing Arts Centre) at night. Crowds gather outside the venue; the building itself, including its tall smoke stack, is lit up with pink, yellow and green-toned projections.
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Liverpool Powerhouse launches new identity for Western Sydney arts

Rebrand of Casula Performing Arts Centre to Liverpool Powerhouse signals a new cultural vision for the region.

A woven red, embtyonic figure floats in a womb of red wool: an image from the the Sunshine Coast's Experimenta exhibition.
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Experimenta Emergence uses art and technology to imagine future worlds 

Experimenta Emergence launches in Noosa with new perspectives on climate, AI and our collective future.

Paying close attention to IP clauses is critical for all artists. Image: Cytonn Photography, Unsplash.
Career Advice

Managing your IP in the arts: a practical guide to help you stay safe

Artists are often rich in ideas but poor in IP protection. Here’s how to fix that.

On the move is ArtsHub's weekly round-up of comings and goings in the Australian arts sector. The photograph is a blurred image of a train passing through a station at high speed. The indistinct shapes of two people waiting on the opposite platform are visible through the train's windows.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Our weekly round-up of appointments and departures in the Australian arts sector.

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