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Award Winning Australian Writing 2012

This national showcase of award-winning short stories and poetry is the fifth such anthology to be published by Melbourne Books.

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Francis Bacon: five decades

This major exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the British painter’s death, and features more than 50 works, gathered from…

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The Blue Angel Hotel

This new Australian play by Katie Pollock is rife with metaphor, though unfortunately heavy-handed.

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The Modern International Dead

Based on hundreds of hours of interviews, Damien Millar’s demanding play is a brutal exploration of the stories of Australians…

Features

APT7: Unlike anything else

The 7th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art examines Australia's relationship to the region through art.

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The Venetian Twins

Mistaken identity, slighted loves, contrast of classes and the theme of city versus country make for a meaty musical comedy…

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Children of War

Based on Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad, Chris Beckley's play takes the youngest players from the Greek classics and places them…

Opinions & Analysis

Art with audiences, not art for audiences

Audiences used to be passive recipients of creativity. Now they are increasingly part of the creative process.

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Glimpse

The first offering from The Kin Collective, a new ensemble of television and stage actors, is a highly naturalistic series…

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Wild Surmise

The late, great Dorothy Porter’s verse novel about astronomy, infidelity, poetry and cancer is brought to thrilling life on the…

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