David Burton

David Burton is a writer from Meanjin, Brisbane. David also works as a playwright, director and author. He is the playwright of over 30 professionally produced plays. He holds a Doctorate in the Creative Industries.

David Burton's Latest Articles

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Features

What our opera companies are offering in 2024

New leadership means new energy for major companies in an exciting year.

David Burton

Jan 3, 2024
Christmas. A clapping and joyful standing audience looking around, while a performer with a red dress throws their arms in the air on the stage behind them.
Features

Christmas concerts are keeping Australian artists employed

For the performing artists who get busier than ever at this time of year, the main focus of their work…

David Burton

Dec 19, 2023
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Book review: Bright Shining, Julia Baird

A companion piece to her earlier book, 'Phosphorescence', 'Bright Shining' explores the quality of grace.

David Burton

Dec 13, 2023
A photo of Claire Christian, a romance author with short, bleached hair and black glasses. She's standing against a flower background.
Features

Romance as BookTok feminism? Australian authors disrupting the form

Competing with BookTok's global success and the traditional misogynistic response towards romance books, Australian authors are looking to innovate.

David Burton

Dec 12, 2023
Features

Wesley Enoch criticises 'an age of inarticulate leadership'

Reflecting on the state of the arts, Queensland and First Nations theatre-making at the end of 2023, Wesley Enoch has…

David Burton

Dec 6, 2023
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News

New attraction, Bluey's World, to launch exclusively in Brisbane

The brand new purpose-built immersive attraction will open in August 2024.

David Burton

Dec 5, 2023
Gods and Monsters by Chris Wormersley. Image is a book cover on the left with a car with a light inside on a dark night, and on the right an author's shot of a grey haired and bearded man with glasses, a white shirt and a grey suit jacket.
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Book Review: Ordinary Gods and Monsters, by Chris Womersley

A suburban crime thriller with darkly humorous undertones.

David Burton

Dec 5, 2023
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Book Review: Days of Innocence and Wonder, Lucy Treloar

In the aftermath of a childhood tragedy, a young woman seeks safety and healing in a ramshackle town.

David Burton

Nov 30, 2023
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Features

10 Australian arts podcasts for inspirational listening

These 10 podcasts deliver the latest arts news and examine the lives and works of some of Australia's inspirational artists.

David Burton

Nov 28, 2023
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