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Continuing their commitment to the development of new Australian writing, Belvoir presents the world premiere season of The Sugar House by critically-acclaimed playwright, Alana Valentine…
The National Theatre Melbourne has announced the appointment of internationally-acclaimed ballet dancer Damian Smith as its new Artistic Director of Ballet. Chair of the National Theatre Mel…
Australian writer Stephen House spent time in Ireland on a writing fellowship. His "semi-autobiographical" style has processed this into Almost Face to Face –Â a tale of Dublin where…
Writer/Musical Director/ Producer and performer, Trevor Ashley is one of Australia's busiest entertainers and theatre makers. Having appeared in leading roles in a string of big budget m…
The Federal Budget's cut of $127 million from the ABC represents a dangerous and irresponsible assault on public broadcasting in Australia. There are grave implications for audiences seeking…
Five-time Archibald Prize finalist Yvette Coppersmith has won the 2018 Archibald Prize and $100,000 for her work Self-portrait after George Lambert. Himself a winner of the 1927 Archibald…
From the pen of one of the most innovative and thrilling playwrights of his generation, Workhorse Theatre Company presents acclaimed Irish playwright Enda Walsh’s remarkable a…
On May 11 in 1958, a group of talented theatricals, who had been studying acting with American expatriate actor Hayes Gordon, assembled to present the first of two Sunday night performances …
An Australian murder ballad blown up for the stage, Griffin Theatre Company's acclaimed production of The Bleeding Tree comes to Arts Centre Melbourne for a limited season from 15 May 2018. …
At Juniper Hall in Paddington earlier this week, 22 year-old emerging Melbourne photographer James Bugg has been announced the winner of the 2018 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize (MCPP)…
An outrageously funny new play about sex, literature and spiralling out of control, Michele Lee makes her Malthouse Theatre debut with the word premiere of Going Down in the Beckett Theat…
The former Victoria Police Mounted Branch stables have been transformed into world-class teaching and learning facilities for students of the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Fine Arts a…
Who is Mark Coles Smith? My father's wit and my mother's good looks. What would you do differently to what you do now? I like animals. I recently fantasized about being a wildlife care offic…
Over 18 days this May, discover the nooks and crannies of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast in ways you never expected, as the 2018 Anywhere Theatre Festival happens anywhere but an actual the…
30 new graduates will exhibit their work as part of the 27th Hatched: National Graduate Show at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA) from 19 May 2018. Curated by Eugenio Viola, the Ha…
One of the main functions of the media is to tell a society's collective story, both to the society itself and to others. People instinctively grasp the importance of this, and an establishe…
Featuring 326 films from 65 countries including 21 World Premieres, the 65th Sydney Film Festival program has been officially announced by Festival Director Nashen Moodley, bring…
On display from Friday 11 May, Melbourne's long and rowdy history of street protests is the subject of a new City Gallery exhibition that celebrates democracy at work in the public domain. W…
One of Western Australia's most successful cultural exports, Iain Grandage, has been appointed Artistic Director of  the Perth Festival for a three year tenure beginning in 2020. Raised a…
Who is Desiree Frahn? Musician, yogi, gardener, conservationist, Riverlander, farm girl, science nerd, stargazer, tea fanatic. What would you do differently to what you do now? Live more in …
Five-time Helpmann Award winner Paul Capsis reprises his acclaimed performance as The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp in Tim Fountain's Resident Alien at fortyfivedownstairs and the Br…
An opulent Adults Only evening direct from the French Quarter of New Orleans, the ever elusive Circus Society now invite Melbourne audiences to their electric and flamboyant parade at the il…
Opera Australia has announced, Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM has been awarded one of the highest civilian honours in Italy – Commander of the Order of the Star of Italy. (Comme…
Theatre Works has announced that arts industry leader, Bryce Ives has been appointed as its new Artistic Director. A renowned cultural leader with extensive experience in fostering large-sca…
Who is Amy Barrett-Lennard? Director of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). What would you do differently to what you do now? I would be loathe to do anything differently to wha…
