Sydney
How blockbusters can usher new thinking
Blockbusters offer a voltage of ideas between past and present, so how is a pandemic model ushering a new way…
Theatre review: The Lovely Bones, New Theatre
The stage adaptation of the bestselling novel is a contemplative production.
Uncertain future for Cockatoo Island
Will the bureaucratic 'swings and roundabouts' determining Cockatoo Island's use be a boon or a bust for the arts?
Theatres opened, threatened and revealed
As one theatre reopens, others are under threat. Elsewhere, plans for the country’s biggest regional arts centre are revealed.
Opera review: Platée, Pinchgut Opera
An effervescent concoction designed to bemuse as much as to delight.
Theatre review: The Boomkak Panto, Belvoir Street Theatre
An exuberantly silly panto with bonus sing-a-along.
Theatre review: Julius Caesar, STC
A muddled production, with the story lost amid the technological wizardry,
First Nations curator redefines emerging
For Primavera’s 30th anniversary, Aboriginal curator of the event Hannah Presley talks about legacy and brave steps.
Comedy review: Hot Chick/Tired Mum, Steph Broadbridge, Laugh Outta Lockdown
A dark and glittering new show from the ukulele-wielding comedian.
Exhibition Review: Doug Aitken – New Era
'I see the experience of the exhibition as being authored by the viewer', says Doug Aitken, ensuring that IRL immersive…