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Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.
La Mama 2026 and beyond: reflect, reconnect, relaunch
La Mama reopens after a year of reflection and reconnection, doubling down on ‘complete artistic freedom’ and committing to staging…
Creative Australia trials $3.88 million program to support small to medium sector
An additional $3,880,000 investment over two years from the Federal Government will support 12 small to medium companies across the…
Vale Jack Hibberd – great Australian playwright and author of Dimboola
Jack Hibberd, the author of 'Dimboola' and one of Australia's best known and most prolific playwrights, has died.
Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama
A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.
Theatre review: Defoe's Plague, La Mama
A befuddled but promising exploration of the life and work of Daniel Defoe.
Prophecy comes full circle in Heirs of America
Dr Robert Reid’s sequel to Stephen Sewell’s post 9/11 classic comes at a time when so much of what the…
Performance reviews: Myth, Propaganda and Disaster and the Heirs of America, and Le Freak, Melbourne Fringe Festival
A successful, spine-tingling sequel and good hour of circus entertainment.
Theatre review: Cry Baby, La Mama
For chic Melburnians who are sad and want to talk about it.
Theatre review: I Said This To the Bird, La Mama Courthouse
Performed entirely in Farsi, Dr Mammad Aidani’s bold provocation to the establishment struggles to affect.