Madeleine Swain

Madeleine Swain is ArtsHub’s managing editor. Originally from England where she trained as an actor, she has over 25 years’ experience as a writer, editor and film reviewer in print, television, radio and online. She is also currently Vice Chair of JOY Media.

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RISING: A group of three First Peoples and a Caucasian man performing in a rock band with an arch of stage lights behind them. Two are playing guitars, the lead singer is standing on a packing case and one is waving drum sticks.
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Performance reviews: RISING Festival, first weekend

RISING Festival is now off and running. Here is ArtsHub's round-up of the performing arts offerings on the first weekend.

Hornsby Art Prize. Image is of a blond haired white man in his 30s holding a bunch of flowers and standing in front of his painting, which depicts a young woman lying across a red armchair with big gold hooped earrings, rolled up brown trousers, a green and white crop top and high heeled brown and white zebra print shoes, with various hands and arms reaching in from the edges of the frame holding balloons, striking a match, making gestures at her. She looks off to the right.
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The Hornsby Art Prize is a gift for artists, offering so much more than simply the financial rewards, says last…

Painting of Julian Assange looking through a slit, like Ned Kelly, and swathed in blue. His head is the balloon of a hot-air balloon with a basket beneath and the US flag across the bottom.
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Archibald, Sulman and Wynne finalists revealed, along with Packing Room Prize

The finalists for the three high-profile art prizes have now been announced, with the winners due to be revealed next…

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A Portrait of Love review: behind every great man there is … another one

Molly Reynolds’ intimate documentary uses the home movies of Roberto Meza Mont to shine a spotlight onto his life with…

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This week’s arts news and trending topics

Our weekly wrap of the stories our readers loved and those you may have missed.

A young white smiling white man holds up one arm and in the other holds a Harry Potter book.
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Theatre review: Potted Potter, Athenaeum Theatre

Hogwarts inspired mayhem with hilarity and beach balls...

A young white man dressed as Harry Potter branding a wand, crossing that with a star wand brandished by an other young white man wearing devil's horns.
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Hairy Potter – selling a show when the author is persona non grata

While the creator of the Potter-verse may no longer be everyone's favourite multimillionaire, there are still plenty in the sector…

man hangs from a rope against a blue backdrop over a watering hole on a stage. a tiger puppet is behind him and rain pours all around. Luzia Cirque du Soleil
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Circus review: Luzia, Cirque du Soleil, Flemington Racecourse

The latest Cirque du Soleil show to hit Australia is as captivating a spectacle as ever.

A group of comedians stand in front of a melbourne International Comedy Festival poster with ticker tape flying all around.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024 winners

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is over for another year with the winners of the big prizes now revealed.

Two young white men in black pants, white shirts and black bowties, stand in front of large liquor barrels, brandishing glasses of red wine and looking off camera to the right. In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience. Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh.
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Comedy Review: Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh In Pour Taste: A Comedy Wine Tasting Experience, ReWine, MICF 2024

Booze and belly laughs, tipples and titters, goon bags and guffaws...

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