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Emerging Writers Festival expands to Adelaide
Firmly focused on writers instead of readers, this hands-on festival aims to energise Adelaide’s already active literary culture.
Melbourne writer appointed as inaugural Director of UNESCO City of Literature
The new appointee will work with Melbourne's existing literary organisations to strengthen the city's status and activities.
State Theatre Company SA breaks box office record – again
Taking over $424,000, The Importance of Being Earnest becomes the highest-grossing production in the company’s history.
Sex workers accuse Griffin, Malthouse of exploitation
The theatre companies deny claims that Peta Brady's Ugly Mugs exploits sex workers, saying it is a work of fiction.
$50,000 tourism grant for Melbourne Festival
Tourism Victoria has provided the Festival with funding to deliver interstate and overseas marketing activities.
The Blue Room unveils second season for 2014
The eight shows on offer in season two offer up a dynamic cross-section of Perth’s independent theatre sector.
VIDEO: Circus arts flourish at Edinburgh Fringe
Artists in Edinburgh are taking advantage of the presence of friends and colleagues to collaborate, experiment and train together.
The Bard unbound
Students unable to attend Bell Shakespeare productions can now access performances and actors’ commentaries online.
Letting the circus do the talking
Brisbane circus company Casus returns home to premiere their new production, Finding the Silence.
Harmonising in the desert
The Desert Harmony Festival features 17 days of cultural, contemporary, Indigenous and youth events in the heart of the NT.