Melbourne

Stories of the Stolen Generations: How the arts told a hidden history
Music can help bring people onside before they even realise they are onside, says Aboriginal songwriter and survivor of the…

Melbourne Writers Festival to call State Library Victoria home
After 10 years at Federation Square, Melbourne Writers Festival will now call the redeveloped State Library Victoria home.

Review: Underground Railroad Game, Malthouse Theatre
Arresting and unmissable production ripe for our times.

$2 million gift for children’s space at State Library Victoria
The donation through Gandel Philanthropy is earmarked for youth literacy programs and a new space dedicated to books and programming…

Review: Gender Euphoria, Midsumma Festival
Goodbye gender dysphoria, hello Gender Euphoria! A highlight of the Midsumma Festival.

Review: Wednesdays with Bob by Derek Rielly
From his balcony overlooking Sydney Harbour, Hawke sits down with Rielly to talk love, politics, friends, foes, and death.

Review: The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
The potential in The Librarian of Auschwitz turns from a potential page-turner into a page-counter.

Review: The Wind in the Willows, Australian Shakespeare Company
A flawless performance by Ryan Hawke as Mr Toad is one of the highlights of this exuberant and playful production…

Review: PIGEONHOLED, Going Down Swinging Press
PIGEONHOLED is an act of defiance as much as it is a swing at the glass ceiling of genre writing.

Review: The Madness of George III, National Theatre Live
Mark Gatiss deserves all the praise for his role as King George III.