Australia
Does form still follow function?
WA shines a light on a century-old industry debate, exploring art and functionality in architecture, and its role in shaping…
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
Bleak futures, toxic relationships and razor sharp observation; this is Margaret Atwood at her finest.
Agatha Christie lives
With the publication of The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah, the Agatha Christie estate has enabled a well-chosen resurrection.
The essential skills of a great director
The British critic James Agate once unkindly defined a theatre director as ‘a person engaged by the management to conceal…
When the war is over, literature can help us make sense of it all
From poetry to memoir, literature can help us come to grips with the chaotic nature of conflict.
The Suit
The Suit is an underwhelming and disquietingly upbeat musical play about a husband’s mental cruelty to his unfaithful wife
Creating a future for opera
Finding new audiences for old art forms means pushing both geographical and generational boundaries.
Monkey… Journey to the West
A larger-than-life tale of unlikely heroes, strange creatures, and monkey magic.
HorseHead
Clever and original, but the actors' performances did not quite match the quality of the play itself.
Artists' rights in the Twitterverse
In the US a photographer received US$1.2 million over reused tweeted photos. What are the implications for Australian artists?