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Darwin Festival 2025: collective visions, creative collaborations and musical treats
The 2025 Darwin Festival features eight world premieres, an array of acclaimed works and a rich mix of musical offerings.
Sydney Fringe Festival teases 2025 program with new works from local, interstate and overseas creatives
Taking its lead from the major arts festivals, Sydney Fringe – which last year presented 500 events to 100,000 attendees…
Reuben Kaye and Bernadette Peters will Melt Brisbane audiences in 2025
Brisbane’s queer cultural festival Melt returns for its second year with a city-spanning program, highlights of which have just been…
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: Queensland literary judges resign, David Attenborough at 99, ‘Vandemonian Lags’ reviewed…
How a read-a-thon raises funds for literacy in Cambodia
The Chapters for Change reading challenge strives to strengthen education and community development.
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: thriving regional arts, a thriving regional micro-arts business, ‘Beetlejuice the Musical’…
Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre
Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.
Immersive VR wonderland: Bubble Planet Experience Sydney prepares to touch down
Explore an enormous bubble bath ball pit, a glowing undersea LED room and a fully immersive VR room at Bubble…
Arts news watch: this week’s trending topics
We report it – you read it. This week: famous opening lines, Venice Biennale curator's death, a 75-25 arts space…
Arts news watch: this week's trending topics
We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.