Deborah Stone
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Dusty
Dusty is a musical that delivers exactly what the audience expects, a well-made but forgettable night at the theatre.

PM awards art that's meant to disturb him
The winner of the PM's literary awards is a novel that attacks the incarceration and abasement of vulnerable human beings.

The Banksy irony
An art exhibition that's the definition of cool, the Banksy show is also an ironic comment on commercialisation in the…

10 new rules for public art
A new art project has created guidelines designed to provoke a new era in public art for the city.

National Portrait Gallery shows how to advance science
Skillful art may be just what science needs to polish its image.

NSW Government faces hammering over Powerhouse move
The plan to move the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta has provoked angry submissions to the NSW Inquiry into Museums and…

Presenters reject Indigenous arts
Two thirds of Australian presenters did not program any Indigenous arts last year, a new Australia Council study reveals.

Around the World in 80 Days
An unsophisticated and thoroughly enjoyable show turns a tired classic into a fresh comedy.

$45 million performance arts centre will sound unique
A digital sound constellation system, the first of its kind in Australia, will change acoustics from cinema to cathedral at…

Arts in the new Turnbull Government
The Minister has not changed but the Shadow Minister has been replaced. What does that mean for arts policy in…