Australia

Book review: This Dark Country, Rebecca Birrell
Women artists create a space for themselves to allow for permissiveness and dreaminess.

Book review: The Sweetest Fruits, Monique Truong
A tale about the beauty and tyranny of memory

Exhibition review: The view from Here, AGWA
A celebration of over 230 WA artists: an eclectic survey of where we have been and where we are now.

Theatre review: The Ajoona Guest House, Bakehouse Theatre
A stark journey into New Delhi’s dark side.

Theatre review: The Lovely Bones, New Theatre
The stage adaptation of the bestselling novel is a contemplative production.

Theatre review: The Tempest, Black Swan State Theatre Company
A staging of the Bard's last play to celebrate a milestone anniversary.

On the move: Latest sector appointments
Bangarra appoints new AD, Adelaide Writers’ Week reveals new Director, and more.

Campaigning for culture this election
With a Federal Election looming in 2022, Esther Anatolitis takes a strategic look at at how the arts can push…

Has digital debunked the book fair?
With the pandemic closing down major events in the publishing industry, the virtual book fair offers advantages and challenges.

Taking a creative journey with Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim showed me the beauty, terror and exquisite pain of being alive, writes Sonya Suares.