Australia

Review: FRONT, FRINGE WORLD Festival
SLATE’s first offering, FRONT, is a fun romp from rehearsal room to stardom with a Mötley Crüe of musical misfits.

Showing contentious art in MeToo times
Picasso's The Vollard Suite is a good example how art museums need to address their responsibility when showing explicit artwork…

Review: The Sleeping Beauty, QPAC
Ballet Theatre of Queensland's production was entertaining, superbly rehearsed by Clare Morehen, and points to a successful season ahead.

Review: The Miss Behave Gameshow, Midsumma Festival
Daring but confident in performance and premise, The Miss Behave Gameshow’s outrageous fun infused a competitive comradery and electric mood…

ICYMI: A wrap of this week’s arts news
Powerhouse calls for Architect, residencies with Animal Logic and The Wheeler Centre, more money for regional arts announced, and more…

Applause: latest funding and awards announced
Artback NT secures touring funding from Playing Australia, 2019 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship shortlist revealed, Wheeler Centre announces additional Fellowships,…

Review: Wednesdays with Bob by Derek Rielly
From his balcony overlooking Sydney Harbour, Hawke sits down with Rielly to talk love, politics, friends, foes, and death.

Review: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss
A book like this, which is about marriage equality and democracy and yet is suitable for children and adults, is…

Review: MissCast, FRINGE WORLD Festival
MissCast is a beautifully constructed, perfectly delivered show by two seasoned performers who are doin’ their thang and bloody loving…

Review: Brett and Wendy... A Love Story Bound by Art, Riverside Theatre
This production found its magic moments in its choreography and score, but was otherwise plagued by gaps in storytelling.