Victoria
$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.
Bored to distraction: musicians aim to drive you out of your mind
A new artistic collaboration will musically examine how a lack of stimulus can wreak havoc with the mind.
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.
Review: Danger Music by Eddie Ayres, Allen and Unwin
Ayres teaches us the transcendental power of music, Afghanistan’s fighting spirit and the peaks and valleys of the Middle East.
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…