Melbourne

Dumb Things I've Done
Alex Williamson's set felt like a generation sticking its middle finger up at politically correct expectations.

Frankenstein
Horror, sexual violence, incest and nudity are all graphically on show in an unnerving performance.

New president appointed to Melbourne Festival
A retired federal judge with strong connections to the worlds of art and sport will head up the Festival’s Board…

Imaginary superstar rides a new wave of feminism
A daring work partly created by a nine-year-old prompts UK parliamentary attention and the approval of Yoko Ono and Neil…

This Year's Ashes
Playwright Jane Bodie is renown for her wit, but sometimes it amounts to cleverness over heart.

Small Findings
Sonia Donellan's work gently prods the viewer towards the revelation that relationships are more than the sum of their parts.

Samuel Wagan Watson: Smoke Encrypted Whispers
Amplified by music that resonated with the full gamut of emotional response, this was a concert to transform the listener.

10 emerging comedians to watch
We've found some home-grown comedic gems you'll definitely want to catch at the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Benefit concert of operas brightest stars
Opera Australia's most acclaimed performers will hold a benefit concert to send a young performer to Covent Garden.

Love and Light
Yvette Coppersmith invites former lovers to construct nude models of herself which she repurposes for this series of paintings.