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Strong is the New Pretty. Photo: Sam Scoufus / Compadre.
Interviews

Strong is the New Pretty is about more than women kicking goals: 'It speaks to a bigger movement'

Strong is the New Pretty traces the inspiring story of how the AFLW was created, but for its creative team,…

Grimm. Photo: Parenthesy.
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The fairytales of the Brothers Grimm get a delightfully saucy makeover

Now on a national tour, Grimm is a twisted take on the tales of the Brothers Grimm that is bloody…

Byron Writers Festival's Jessica Alice. Photo: Leah Jing McIntosh.
Interviews

Jessica Alice, Byron Writers Festival: 'It feels like a real celebration with the community'

Following a weather-disrupted event last year, Byron Writers Festival Director Jessica Alice has high hopes for 2026.

My Brilliant Career, a Melbourne Theatre Company production, toured as part of Merrigong Theatre Company and Canberra Theatre Centre’s 2026 seasons. Photo: Pia Johnson.
Industry News

Regional arts powerhouses join forces to create new national theatre pipeline

With backing from Creative Australia, the Second Cities Producing Consortium seeks to fix Australia's broken touring model.

Gunawarra Re-Creation. Photo: Jacinta Keefe Photography.
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Gunawarra Re-creation review: an astonishing reframing of creation myths

If you missed Gunawarra Re-creation a couple of years back, Ilbijerri is remounting Isobel Morphy-Walsh’s powerful work for NAIDOC Week.

Shaun Gladwell, A Nebuchadnezzar Cycle, 2026. Still, digital video, 63:00. Commissioned by Bundanon Trust. Courtesy: the artist and PALAS Sydney.
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Man on Fire review: Shaun Gladwell and Arthur Boyd in searing dialogue

In the hands of Arthur Boyd and Shaun Gladwell, the prescient tale of Nebuchadnezzar becomes a warning against hubris and…

Brian Robinson with his work Zugubal at Newcastle Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Peter Stoop.
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The bold vision of Brian Robinson's Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery

The major Newcastle Art Gallery exhibition explores the expansive storytelling of Brian Robinson, where Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge and…

Installation view, Brian Robinson: Multiverse, Newcastle Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Matt Carbone. Courtesy: the artist.
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Newcastle Art Gallery's stunning new exhibitions open up a multiverse

Brian Robinson's Multiverse headlines the new exhibitions at the Newcastle Art Gallery.

Executive Director of Arts Northern Rivers Rosie Dennis in Lismore. Photo: Christine Sharp.
Interviews

Rosie Dennis on her first 100 days at Arts Northern Rivers

Highly respected creative director Rosie Dennis is back on home territory as Executive Director for Arts Northern Rivers. She talks…

In 2026, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music takes place in Cairns. Photo: Supplied.
Features

These music festivals are thriving – here's what they're doing right

While the big music festivals are struggling, these smaller community events are drawing loyal audiences.

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