Australia

Review: The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser, Allen & Unwin
Winner of the 2018 Miles Franklin Award, The Life to Come is an expansive story that explores the microaggressions that…

On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New Australia Council First Nations Manager, co-directorships for Aphids announced, new Exec Director for Co3, and other appointments.

Review: Benjamin Grosvenor in Recital
Fresh verve matched with exceptional virtuosity.

Review: TheatreiNQ's The Comedy of Errors
Townsville’s theatre company scores a hit with a western themed outdoor Shakespearean offering.

The art of displacement: how OzAsia Festival celebrates contemporary practice
From contemporary dance to Chinese comedy, this year’s OzAsia Festival explores themes including post-colonialism and global inspiration across 18 days…

Metamorphosis: How a visual artist became an opera designer
Artist-come-designer Mark Thompson has created the sets and costumes for Opera Australia’s new production ‘Metamorphosis’, based on Kafka’s iconic novel

Review: Deakin University Contemporary Small Sculpture Award 2018
Small in scale but large in imagination, these 40 forms provide an overview of the best of contemporary sculptural practice…

Review: Next Lesson, Queer Fringe @ The New
This well acted and directed production puts forged rights on stage in an emotional and warm reminder that the parallel…

Review: Injury Time by Clive James, Picador
These beautiful poems are proof that Clive James has made good use of the extra time he has been allotted.

Applause: latest funding and awards announced
HOTA announces photography awards finalists, recipients of Freedman Foundation Scholarship winners announced and finalists announced in $60,000 Melbourne Prize for…