Victoria
Shadow Arts Minister loses seat
After a drawn-out vote count, Heidi Victoria this week formally acknowledged her loss in the Victorian seat of Bayswater, leaving…
From Victorian Gothic to Frida Kahlo: women's influence on art seen through fresh eyes
Three disparate exhibitions at Bendigo Art Gallery explore the sometimes overlooked influence of women in society, and shed new light…
Review: Bottomless by Dan Lee, fortyfivedownstairs
Support our playwrights and go to see this original new work. It's original, lyrical, unsettling and yet gentle.
Review: The Queen's Colonial by Peter Watt, Macmillan
Another epic from the master storyteller.
Thinking like plants: how art can help us empathise with vegetables
A diverse range of creative practitioners will use sound, dance, music and film to explore how we can listen to…
A creative state to be proud of
In the lead up to the Victorian state election on 24 November, the Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley MP…
Review: MSO – Beethoven 5, Hamer Hall
A famous performance of classical music’s most famous composition.
Celebrating our City of Literature
In the ten years since Melbourne joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, how has the literary sector changed, and what…
Review: My Country by David Marr, Black Inc.
David Marr’s anthology, My Country, burns the names of those who fall under his crosshairs into their political headstones.
Review: Twelfth Night, Southbank Theatre
MTC’s take on Shakespeare’s tale of desire, love and disguise has a stellar cast but is worth going to for…