Richard Watts
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Who needs a Fringe Festival anyway?
How does the lack of a Fringe Festival impact on a city’s cultural ecology: is its absence actually a positive…
Touring tips: Making it easier for indies to get from coast to coast
Touring a show from Perth to Sydney is hard yakka – especially when your artistic ambition is constrained by the…
Warm up with 18 days of hot art at Darwin Festival
Instead of shivering through August, perhaps it’s time to embrace the thriving culture of the Top End?
Finding common ground on red earth
Performing Arts Connections Australia’s 2018 Performing Arts Exchange and Conference goes regional, with five days of performances, pitches and vital…
Exit stage left: Geoffrey Rush leaves MTC production
The actor has cited ‘current circumstances and medical advice’ as his reasons for leaving a production of Twelfth Night, which…
Regional piano award celebrates nation’s best
Held every two years in the regional Victorian city of Shepparton, the Australian National Piano Award celebrates exquisite music played…
Would-be comedian charged over defacement of Eurydice Dixon memorial
'I did it because I was upset that vaccines caused the killers autism,' conspiracy theorist Andrew 'Andy' Nolch has claimed…
Vale Candy Royalle
The award-winning poet, performer and activist has died aged 37, after years of struggling with ovarian cancer.
Street performer reclaims Fed Square after far-right threat
Members of the far-right threatened and harassed a popular performer at Federation Square on Sunday. On Tuesday he and his…
Review: Dark Mofo 2018
Hobart’s renowned winter festival encourages punters to take risks, and rewards visitors with fascinating arts experiences.