Australia

Theatre Review: PIPPIN, Sydney Lyric Theatre
PIPPIN is undeniably spectacular with high-octane choreography and staging, but this 70s revival production has thin moments.

Book Review: Redfern: Aboriginal activism in the 1970s by Johanna Perheentupa
A history of the establishment of some key pioneering Aboriginal community groups and organisations in Redfern, Sydney, paving the way…

Best children's books of 2020 feature Stories on equality, nature and family
There’s plenty that can be learnt from kid’s books, and it’s so much truer in 2020. ArtsHub takes a look…

So you want my arts job: Mona Director of Museum Concept and Vision
With an obscure title – and one totally befitting to the unique Mona brand – Elizabeth Pearce tells us about…

Theatre Review: Oklahoma!, Heath Ledger Theatre
Come along and slap your thighs and stamp your feet to a musical that will never die!

On the Move: Latest appointments and departures
Bundanon Trust CEO steps down, A New Approach appoints new Board, Kill Your Darlings appoints new Deputy Editor, and more.

Why you need a tree change (from the archives)
People working in the arts and creative industries are moving out of the city and finding the tree change to…

‘Rona’, ‘iso’, ‘quazza’ — words of the year speak to our Australian take on COVID
Our strange new world was reflected in the new words which entered our lexicon in 2020 – all with a…

Music Review: Charpentier's Messe de minuit, Pinchgut Opera
The Christmas story becomes a salve, a symbol of warm hope after a year of trauma.

ICYMI: The week's top news in the arts
Belvoir and STC granted exemption on audience numbers, Overlapping Magisteria opens at ACCA, high-flying PIPPIN comes to Australia, plus more…