Australia

Theatre review: As You Like It, MTC
A big cast, a lavish set, and a legacy of high Renaissance pastoral comedy animate MTC's lockdown return.

Book review: The Stoning, Peter Papathanasiou
Outback noir debut follows and diverges from the dusty trail set by Jane Harper's The Dry.

Immersive art is the much needed IRL fix
IMMERSE festival is on point as audiences hunger for IRL (in real life) experiences and Victorians return to embrace art…

Theatre review: Highway of Lost Hearts, Lingua Franca and BMEC
A truly exceptional production that is winsome, lyrical and at times even transcendent.

Ballet review: The Sleeping Beauty, West Australian Ballet
Elite visual storytelling thrills in the form of dance.

On the move: Latest sector appointments
Chief Conductor to leave Australian Ballet, ADT farewells longest-serving dancer, Little Red Company appoints inaugural Executive Director, and more.

Program nurtures mental health alongside art
A new program involves those living with mental heath issues to build their creative practice.

Enrich your practice with an Australia Council scholarship
Life-changing opportunities await the emerging Australian artists who apply for the three scholarship programs managed by the Australia Council on…

Philanthropy awards celebrate risk and spirit of sharing
The winners of the 2021 Creative Partnerships Awards have been announced, featuring recipients who re-define what giving means.

Vale Robert MacPherson
Closing a long career, Brisbane artist Robert MacPherson leaves an incredible legacy of weaving the conceptional with the everyday.