Australia

This summer, queer Brisbanites prepare to Melt
Brisbane’s new queer arts and culture festival, Melt, is dripping with possibilities.

Theatre company’s mystery show reveals a trend
Red Stitch reveal their final performance for the season – and ball sports are involved.

Ralph Myers reveals his final Belvoir season
From Indigenous drama to Greek tragedy, and Australian classics to new plays, Myers’ fifth Belvoir season is the culmination of…

Romeo and Juliet with Hip Hop
Strongly human recounting of the classic tragedy of impatient young love.

Waking up Dead
Trudy Hellier builds the reality of a fragile life and loves, and in doing so creates a sympathy bordering on…

Bent
Bent has contributed to bringing the abuse suffered by homosexuals under the Third Reich into creative and academic discourses.

Eurydice
A modern retelling of the classic myth makes for entertaining viewing.

Australian String Quartet to tour China before line-up dissolves
The Adelaide-based ensemble will perform and host masterclasses in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang before their current line-up dissolves over 'artistic…

The slime: theatre and the culture of lies
Brendan Cowell’s The Sublime participates in the rich Australian tradition of representing female liars. The problem is that artists lie…

British Council helps Indigenous cultural leaders Accelerate
Four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists have been chosen to develop their work in the United Kingdom.