Australia

Book review: After Sappho, Selby Wynn Schwartz
A series of vignettes, featuring the reimagined lives of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early…

Musical review: Hairspray
This new production reprises the original classic musical but the large venue dwarfs the spectacle.

Circus review: A Cabaret Somewhere Hot and Sticky
Circa Cairns presented a saucy mix of cabaret and acrobatics, capturing a spectrum of moments between bodies moving and connecting…

Exhibition review: Susan Jacobs, Buxton Contemporary
Part of Jacobs’ latest solo exhibition is to question whether it’s the world as we ‘know’ it or the world…

Book review: Red, Felicity McLean
A reimagining of the Ned Kelly myth through a contemporary female protagonist.

Concert review: Tragedy to Triumph
The music may have been full of tragedy but the orchestra was triumphant!

12 international blockbusters right here to blitz your travel FOMO
12 major international exhibitions presented in Australia before the year ends … so who needs to travel?

Opportunities and awards
$150,000 portrait prize open for entries, performing arts fellowship for travel, National Biography Award winners and more.

White Night’s back, and blazing bright in Bendigo
Join the city-wide party as White Night prepares to awe visitors and locals alike, and Bendigo throws itself in the…

Celebrating 75 years of fine music making
As Queensland Symphony Orchestra marks its 75th birthday, we look back on the Orchestra’s rich history, and towards its future.