Australia
Dance review: Dracula, Queensland Ballet
A spectacular reinterpretation of Bram Stoker’s timeless gothic drama.
Book review: The Last Woman in the World, Inga Simpson
A survivalist tale in the darkest days of the Anthropocene.
Dance review: G, Australian Dance Theatre
A spellbinding reworking on the classic romantic ballet Giselle.
Ten 2021 books deserving a spot in the sun
As you compile your summer reading list, here are some underrated Australian books published in 2021.
$1 million donation to Stella Forever Fund
On its tenth anniversary, the literary foundation that supports women writers has received a significant boost.
Bespoke approach builds better regional artists
Queensland’s Regional Arts Services Network is connecting artists and communities and providing creatives with the tools to grow creatively and…
Author care and the precarity of publicists
From burnout to harassment, we dip into the muddy territory of author care and expectations on the literary publicist.
Vale David Dalaithngu AM
We mourn the passing of the once-in-a-generation artist whose career included such landmark films as Walkabout, The Tracker and Charlie’s…
Theatre review: The Bleeding Tree, Blue Room Theatre
A play about domestic violence given new perspective through an all female, all Indigenous cast.
Exhibition review: Pilar Mata Dupont: The Ague
Getting lost in the tangle of image and sound in London's Kew Gardens.