Melbourne

Bennetts Lane closure strikes a bum note for Australian jazz
The impending closure of legendary Melbourne jazz club Bennetts Lane has shocked the jazz community.

The lives and sorrows of the war-torn
Opening Saturday, Melbourne Museum's new exhibition tells century-old personal stories of war with 21st-century technology.

Bent: a play with the power to change laws and lives
Martin Sherman's powerful drama about the lives of gay men in Nazi Germany is set for a new Melbourne season.

Finucane & Smith’s Glory Box
This is an astonishing, thought-provoking and gratifying experience. And it’s fun.

Bemusement park
As three US museums join Snapchat, award-winning Museum Victoria rejects suggestions that museums are becoming theme parks.

In this warm jasmine dusk …
Sydney poet Helen Thurloe takes out $7000 literature prize.

Craigieburn library wins international accolade
An Australian library takes out an architectural award initiated by the Danish Agency for Culture.

Kissing a Stranger
Anna Lumb presents a cacophony of short theatrical scenes that leave the audience simultaneously puzzled and entertained.

When the hospital becomes the studio
One artist responds to the diagnosis of Stage IV cancer with a new series of works and a collaborative documentary.

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me
Although boasting fantastic performances and tight direction, this play is let down by its zesty but somewhat dated script.