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Mackenzie turns Shakespeare's Macbeth into a teen pop star. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Mackenzie is more than a teen-pop twist on Macbeth – it's a test for Australian theatre

By betting on Mackenzie, Yve Blake's Y2K-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s darkest tragedy, Bell Shakespeare wagers that the classics still…

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Opinions & Analysis

Sorry Albanese, the creative sectors aren’t going to stop worrying about AI job threats

Despite the PM's promises, Australia's arts and creative workers have good reason to be nervy about AI.

Magic lantern slides from the University of Melbourne's Burnley archives. On display in The Measured Garden at the Potter Museum of Art until 5 September, 2026. Photo: Christian Capurro.
Features

The Measured Garden: understanding plants better at the Potter Museum of Art

The Measured Garden reveals stories of a plant research and artistic collaboration between Melbourne Arts Precinct Corporation and the University…

Installation view Arthur Boyd: Tapestries, National Gallery of Australia: St Francis when young turning aside (1972). Photo: Gina Fairley.
Features

Arthur Boyd’s tapestries show us what trust in a commissioning process looks like

The story behind Arthur Boyd's greatest leap of faith reveals a collaboration that still blazes bright today.

Director and founder of the Beaker Street Festival, Dr Margo Adler. Photo: Fred and Hannah.
Interviews

Beaker Street Festival's Margo Adler: 'You can buy some Emergency Antarctic Underwear'

Director and founder of the Beaker Street Festival, Dr Margo Adler, discusses the science-inspired event in Hobart this August.

A scene from the Australian production of 'Beetlejuice The Musical'. A cartoonish haunted house primarily lit in purple and green; Eddie Perfect as 'bio-exorcist' Beetlejuice, stand with hands raised centre stage. He has green hair and a green and purple-striped suit. Other charactors, including a startled looking couple and members of the ensemble dressed as male and female cheerleaders stand onstage with them and behind them.
Features

After Beetlejuice, it’s more important than ever to support Brisbane’s theatre scene

The early demise of Beetlejuice has put the state of Brisbane's theatre scene in the spotlight.

Lazy Susan joins judges Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson on new series Drag Race Down Under vs. The World. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Lazy Susan says Drag Race Down Under vs The World will change minds

Lazy Susan says the show has reached a turning point, as she reveals Bob the Drag Queen has agreed to…

Anna Funder, best-selling Australian author. Image: Michelle Aboud.
Interviews

Anna Funder: 'I have zero interest in a book produced by a machine'

Ahead of her international tour, author Anna Funder speaks to ArtsHub about why we need to hold onto storytelling in…

What are the key motivations for arts giving? Photo: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash.
Industry News

What really motivates arts philanthropists to give?

Glamorous galas and enticing tax breaks are one thing, but it takes a little more than that to convince arts…

The Odyssey. Image: Universal Pictures.
Features

IMAX is doing big things in Australia – is it Brisbane’s turn next?

With soaring ticket sales for IMAX screenings of The Odyssey, is the future of cinema 'go big or go home'?

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