A Clockwork Orange comes to stage in first Belvoir St Theatre season since fire
When Margaret Thanos read A Clockwork Orange for the first time last year, she was struck by the…
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales recasts ancient Hindu stories
Why would Sydney’s biggest art gallery design a show about Vishnu, the blue-skinned Hindu god of order and…
Six Brett Whiteley works to see at the Archibald-winning artist’s reopened studio
In 1985, Archibald-winning artist Brett Whiteley and his then-wife Wendy bought a T-shirt factory and warehouse on Raper…
Low Kee Hong named artistic director as Biennale of Sydney faces ‘challenging times’
Singaporean curator Low Kee Hong has been appointed artistic director of the 2028 Biennale of Sydney, after this…
‘Australia’s first attractive comedian’ Elouise Eftos looks for love in Aphrodite
Elouise Eftos has never been in love. “I don’t know if it’s real,” the award-winning Greek Australian comedian…
The Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre unite for Flora after failed referendum
In 1997, Frances Rings was in her early 30s when she danced with the Australian Ballet. The Mirning…
The Pool Show at Penrith Regional Gallery casts a critical eye over Australia’s pool culture
For Penrith Regional Gallery director Toby Chapman, who grew up on the NSW South Coast, swimming was a…
Khalid Abdalla brings ‘anti-biography’ Nowhere about grief and the Arab Spring to Sydney Festival
Khalid Abdalla is all too aware of the charged political climate into which he has landed. Arriving in…
Past works reimagined in Second Look — Legacy, the Australian Design Centre’s final exhibition
The Australian Design Centre (ADC) has been a hub for local makers since it was established in 1964.…
Beyond the Box showcases Australian artists using cardboard to create art
You’ve heard of artists thinking outside the box, but what about artists using the box itself? That’s the…
Sydney Festival 2026 line-up includes Hot Chip, The Crown star Khalid Abdalla and a The Smiths cabaret
British electro-dance band Hot Chip, a one-man show from The Crown star Khalid Abdalla and a seven-hour live…
Dangerously Modern at the Art Gallery of New South Wales re-centres women in the history of Australian art
After Australian artist Thea Proctor returned from London in the 20s, a critic dubbed her art “dangerously modern”.…