Festivals
Fire-lit opera, a revamped Writers’ Week, Khaled Sabsabi and more: Adelaide Festival 2027 goes big
Matthew Lutton's latest program is expansive, but his ambitions go beyond spectacle.
YIRRAMBOI commissions four substantial new works for its 2027 festival
Four ambitious new works by Victorian First Nations artists will premiere in the City of Melbourne’s 2027 YIRRAMBOI Festival.
POV review: live cinema refracts real life at Perth Festival
POV is a moving three-hander that features two new, unrehearsed adult actors every night.
Sydney Mardi Gras 2026: culture highlights for artsy queers
Don't let all the drama rain on your parade – here are our 12 top picks for Sydney's annual LGBTQIA+…
Midsumma Festival 2026: queer culture highlights to pop on your calendar
Melbourne's leading LGBTQIA+ pride festival puts queer art in the spotlight  – here are our top picks
SXSW Sydney quietly cancels 2026 festival and all future events
After three years, SXSW Sydney is calling it quits.
Post-Orientalist Express review: spectacle, parody, and the limits of post-orientalist dance in a festival economy
A fascinating but unresolved Sydney Festival production by avant-garde Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn.
Adelaide Writers' Week cancelled, remaining Board members step down
A safe and successful Adelaide Festival is now the focus, as the arts sector and festival goers wait for the…
Director Louise Adler quits as Adelaide Writers Week crisis deepens
With more than 100 writers withdrawing from the festival program, Adler’s resignation, and legal letters flying, the future of Adelaide…
Rock and rolling into Mama Does Derby
Virgina Gay and Clare Watson discuss the comic horror of adolescence and a mother who redefines herself through roller derby.