Victoria
How did Geelong become Australia’s first and only UNESCO City of Design?
Geelong Design Week puts the regional city's design culture in the spotlight. But how did it become a global design…
Adoption dramedy Koreaboo is a bittersweet marvel
Now showing in Melbourne, this semi-autobiographical work, written by and starring Michelle Lim Davidson, draws on the difficult history of…
From drug baby to the stage: Troy Rogers' triumphant return to Frankston Arts Centre
Acting classes at Frankston Arts Centre were a bright light in Troy Rogers' troubled childhood. Now he returns, this time…
Arts Centre Melbourne workers secure 13% pay rise after historic strike action
Workers secured a major pay and conditions settlement – could it set a new benchmark for arts wages?
Victorian Labor Party pledges to better support local music if re-elected
The pledge arrives as the Victoria Labor Party prepares its campaign for the November election.
All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little
Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…
Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide
Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.
Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises
A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…
‘Don’t break our arts’: Victorian arts sector launches campaign to restore cultural funding
Artists and cultural organisations are calling for renewed investment, with actions planned ahead of the state election.
ACCA's landmark commissioning series is back, as NEW26 showcases the next generation of artists
NEW26 spotlights seven artists from around Australia in Melbourne’s leading contemporary art space.