United Kingdom
What should a new Australian anthem sound like?
And what has table tennis got to do with it? Hip hop artist DENNI teamed up with puppet company Terrapin…
Vale Peter Brook, an ever innovative director
Paul Rae explores the enduring but complex legacy of British theatre director Peter Brook, who died on Saturday, aged 97.
Creating COVID-safe audience participation on stage
How does an artform that’s reliant on intimacy and audience participation adapt to COVID-safe protocols?
Barbican Centre appoints Arts Centre Melbourne’s Claire Spencer as inaugural CEO
After more than seven years at Arts Centre Melbourne, Spencer is leaving to run the largest performing arts centre in…
Axing Neighbours will be a screen industry blow
The under-threat show has been a vital training ground for screen artists over its 37 years, writes Philippa Burne.
Why outdoor theatre must continue post-pandemic
Exterior spaces re-shape storytelling itself, argues UK playwright and academic Steve Waters.
Gender inequality at UK’s Royal Opera
A new study by Caitlin Vincent, Amanda Coles and Jordan Beth Vincent investigates women’s representation at one of the world’s…
How an Australian company toured Europe mid-pandemic (plus Tubular Bells!)
Yaron Lifschitz reflects on the challenges of mounting three new works in Europe while half of Australia was in lockdown.
The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
Cleeves certainly knows how to construct a captivating, intricate plot with lots of unexpected turns.
Review: Doppelgangster's Cold War, Prague Fringe Festival
It’s easy to let the trajectory of the aural-optical assault wash over you, but blink and you’ll miss it all.