Australia
Richard Powers: Orfeo
Orfeo is a wonderful meditation on the intensity and sheer obsessive nature of the creative mind.
Multicultural Arts Vic announce new Patron
The new appointee joins an advocacy group that includes a former Prime Minister and a former Premier.
Comedian Rik Mayall dies aged 56
Tributes flow for the anarchic star of The Young Ones and Blackadder.
Frida People
Frida People is a pretty fine slice of DIY performance art - not virtuosic but full of heart.
ACO tunes up rare violin
Rebecca Chan could be working with a scalpel but she prefers the sound of a $1.35 million violin.
The House on the Lake
Aidan Fennessy’s script is well-written and clean, but dulled by a lack of courage and inspiration.
Dangerous Caligula set for Brisbane debut
The latest work by The Danger Ensemble explores the lunacy and legend of Rome’s wickedest Emperor.
$300k boost for Darwin Festival's Asian program
The Darwin Festival’s Asian program will now be twice as large, thanks to a $260,000 grant from the Giles government.
Violent outburst draws audiences in
Finegan Kruckemeyer’s new play explores teenage angst in unexpected ways – using shadow puppetry, dance and music.
Milat: Inside Australia’s Biggest Manhunt
Milat tells the story of how NSW police detective Clive Small finally caught one of Australia’s most wanted serial killers.