Australia
Why YA gothic fiction is booming - and girl monsters are on the rise
In contemporary YA Gothic, girl monsters, who can constitute a threat to others and themselves, disrupt the tired plotline of…
Review: Dark Rooms - Women Directing the Lens 1978–98, Griffith University Art Museum
This is an exhibition worthy of the serious curatorial lens it has been given, and speaks of the richness of…
On the move: the latest appointments and resignations
New executives at QLD Symphony Orchestra, Multicultural Arts VIC and Australian Festival of Chamber Music, plus changes at ATYP, Pantera,…
Review: Melancholia, Malthouse Theatre
Malthouse Theatre’s Melancholia is an ambitious adaptation of Lars Von Trier’s 2011 film of the same name.
10 ways to get on top of your emails
To finally gain mastery over our inboxes we have to deal with the root causes and not just the symptoms…
Review: Polygraph, Theatre Works
An engrossing and visceral exploration of how truth and trauma can bind lives together and tear them apart.
Free yourself from the limitations of specialisation
While artistic specialisation has clear value, it can also limit one's creativity. Sometimes a new collaborator is required, to push…
Review: An Ideal Husband, Arts Centre
MTC’s revival brings a robust render to the narrative of unavoidable corruption in a money-made society.
Mari Andrew on making art as therapy
Writer and illustrator Mari Andrew uses illustration as an antidote for the frustrations and heartbreak of life.
Review: JOAN, Waterside Workers Hall
Co-presented by the Rabble and Vitalstatistix, JOAN is sprinkled with unflinching theatrical moments.