Search News

See all news

Search Results

John Cameron Mitchell revisits Hedwig and the Angry Inch at MIFF. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit

As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…

Finucane & Smith's Dance Palace: Hot divas, Hot chips, All sauce. Photo: Jodie Hutchinson.
Interviews

Melbourne's Luna Park is putting real-life artists back at the heart of its wildest attraction

As Finucane & Smith turns 30, the Melbourne amusement park is betting on the power of provocative live artists to…

Hyun Lee at the Sydney Film Festival premiere of French Girls. Photo: Tim Levy.
Interviews

Hyun Lee on French Girls: ‘You experience all of these magical things that reward you for taking the risk’

Hyun Lee shares the many moments of serendipity that led to showing her debut feature film at both SFF and…

Detail of indicative artwork by Tim Silver, ahead of his piece for HEAD, Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Photo: Jek Maurer Photography. Courtesy: the artist.
Interviews

At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, art refuses to stay safely on the wall

HEAP is an ephemeral commission engaging eight artists and 120 tonnes of soil for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Linday Beamish as Severin in Shortbus (2006). Image: ThinkFilm.
Interviews

What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program

From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.

Bloomshed's Animal Farm. Photo: Sarah Walker.
Interviews

Bloomshed theatre company on Animal Farm: 'You can say the dangerous things you want to say'

Bloomshed's James Jackson and Elizabeth Brennan talk Animal Farm and making bold theatre that engages and entertains.

Sample People. Image: Clinton Smith.
Interviews

Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: ‘We had so many great actors involved’

The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…

Eva Seymour is at Edinburgh Fringe in The Understudy. Photo: Nick Robertson.
Interviews

'Throwing money into a black hole': The reality of taking an Australian show to Edinburgh Fringe

The fantasy of being ‘discovered’ is only part of the appeal. So why do artists risk everything for Edinburgh Fringe?

Director Sarah Goodes in the Break of Day rehearsal room. Photo: Simon Fazio.
Interviews

Director Sarah Goodes on Break of Day: 'You rarely hear stories from these areas'

For director Sarah Goodes, new Aussie play Break of Day could be the next Death of a Salesman.

A fire destroyed Belvoir's workshop, but not the company's spirit. Photo: Supplied/Belvoir St Theatre.
News

'So much more than a workshop': Belvoir St Theatre's devastating storage fire

Days out from opening night, fire destroyed Belvoir's workshop. A remarkable community ensured the show would go on.

1 2 3 5