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2025 summer festival highlights for your arts diary: part 1
A hand-picked guide to some of the most intriguing cultural events on offer around the country in January.

Opera review: Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera, Sydney Festival
Definitely camp. Definitely a folly. This new work delivers all of opera’s hallmarks with casual appeal.

ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts
Our rolling guide to the 2025 season announcements you may have missed.

Theatre review: SAUCE, Smith's Alternative, Canberra
Two loners help each other through hurtful life experiences.

Opportunity costs: the problem with rationalising creative output – part three
In the final part of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or…

Windmill Theatre Company announces a 2025 season of experiments, new initiatives and tours
Windmill Theatre Company and its screen arm, Windmill Pictures, have a busy year ahead.

Opportunity costs: the problem with rationalising creative output –part one
In part one of a three-part article, Rick Heath examines why the Australian arts industry is not valued or invested…

The Art House Wyong: the Central Coast’s vibrant artistic heart
An independent not-for-profit arts organisation, The Art House champions Central Coast artists by providing creative and professional support.

Theatre review: Splinter, Bluestone Church Arts Space
What happens if you take a different path?

ACT Hub, Canberra’s home of indie theatre, reveals 2025 season
A new festival of Australian works, a contemporary Irish classic, musical theatre and Macbeth feature in the ACT Hub’s recently…