Musical review: Matilda the Musical, Lyric Theatre

Renewing a love for books, Matilda inspires individuality and bolsters self-esteem in the face of intimidation.

Essential guide to working for free

Creative professionals are bombarded by requests to work for free. Check on these guidelines for when to say yes, how…

Backstage pass: landing a gig on the festival circuit

A VIP pass on the festival circuit with hundreds of top international artists sounds glamorous. Months living out of a…

Copying destroying viability of Australian design

In the UK it is illegal to sell knockoffs but no similar protection exists in Australia, making it almost impossible…

Kudos: from SAM Ceramics Award to the Young Archie

Winner of Australia’s most prestigious ceramics award; the next generation of portrait painters and regional art awards kick off this…

Live Music

On the Move: latest appointments and resignations

This has been a big week for the announcement of major artistic director positions for several companies and events

Unveiled: More program announcements

Opera meets circus in this week’s program announcements.

Holding the Man: from page to stage to screen

The ‘monumentally loved’ memoir by Timothy Conigrave is now a feature film: we track its convoluted journey to Australian cinemas.

Swap books to support Indigenous literacy

Sign up to run a book swap at your organisation and your new reading material could build new readers through…