Australia
The joys and challenges of choose your own adventure theatre
From immersive theatre to choose your own adventure cabaret, here are some key considerations for the exhilarating format.
National cultural policy a chance for radical rethink
A robust arts policy is a first step in developing an expansive, nationally-appropriate cultural policy, argue Julianne Schultz AM, Julian…
The arts news you may have missed this week
We recap this week's arts headlines, key announcements, the shows people are talking about, and dates for the diary.
Shifting sands: Shaping the future of Bangarra
As Stephen Page looks to a life beyond the company he has spent more than 30 years leading, Frances Rings…
Rethinking nationalism in the wake of COVID
As border closures changed our workplaces, and new authoritarianisms shaped our life, this panel explores how the ‘new normal’ reinvents…
Book review: After Sappho, Selby Wynn Schwartz
A series of vignettes, featuring the reimagined lives of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early…
Musical review: Hairspray
This new production reprises the original classic musical but the large venue dwarfs the spectacle.
Circus review: A Cabaret Somewhere Hot and Sticky
Circa Cairns presented a saucy mix of cabaret and acrobatics, capturing a spectrum of moments between bodies moving and connecting…
Exhibition review: Susan Jacobs, Buxton Contemporary
Part of Jacobs’ latest solo exhibition is to question whether it’s the world as we ‘know’ it or the world…