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South Australia's arts closures due to COVID clusters
The sudden spike in COVID-19 infections in Adelaide has resulted in the cancellation or postponement of numerous productions.
Scholarships and awards provide much-needed stability in uncertain times
Applications for the Marten Bequest Scholarship, the Kathleen Mitchell Award and the Dal Stivens Award are now open, offering a…
Meet the ACT’s new Minister for the Arts
A voracious reader who loves the theatre, Tara Cheyne MLA was born in Queensland but is passionate about her adopted…
SA budget 2020-2021 includes significant arts investment
$50M towards Adelaide's Aboriginal Art and Cultures Centre, $2.3 million for country theatres, and a purpose-built storage facility for the…
$17.2 million package to reactivate Victorian arts sector announced
A summer season of outdoor events, including a new festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, will help the state’s…
And the world is gonna know your name: Australian Hamilton cast revealed
All principal roles in the production will be played by musical theatre performers from Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Reclaiming Australian history one gay at a time
Bushranger Captain Moonlite once rivalled Ned Kelly for notoriety. Was there an attempt to exclude him from the history books…
20x20: What to do when you're defunded
After the tears and the rage, what should your next step be if your funding is cut, or axed altogether?…
Dancing with robots and art in the bath: Melbourne Fringe embraces discovery
The 2020 Melbourne Fringe Festival embraces the new and delivers COVID-safe art experiences in unusual ways.
Scottish words, Australian voices and a Queensland story
Queensland Theatre’s first post-pandemic play is a localised production of the electrifying Scottish drama, Mouthpiece.