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The National Gallery of Victoria has announced the acquisition of one of the world's most sought-after fashion collections, which includes the most significant French haute couture ever t…
14th February famously marks the celebration honouring the patron saint of love, St. Valentine. Yet it is lesser known that St. Valentine is, importantly, also the patron saint of epilepsy. …
A stirring and ambitious adaptation of Kate Grenville's award-winning novel, Sydney Theatre Company's 2013 landmark production, The Secret River returns for an encore season before touring t…
Prior to the official program launch in mid-March, the Melbourne International Jazz Festival have announced the headline artists for the opening and closing nights of this year's Festival. M…
New Theatre in association with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras presents Terrence McNally’s award-winning play, The Ritz for a limited season from 18 February 2016. On the run fr…
In 1995, Elijah Moshinsky had the inspired idea of presenting his production of The Barber of Seville as if it were taking place in a silent Hollywood movie. His designer, Michael Yeargan, m…
From Ron Robertson-Swann's controversial 'Yellow Peril' sculpture to the dramatic machine-like forms of Lenton Parr, the 1960s and 1970s signalled a critical period for contemporary Australi…
Leigh Hobbs, best-selling author of more than 20 books, including the iconic Old Tom, Mr Chicken Goes to Paris and Horrible Harriet has been announced as the Australian Children’s Laur…
Who is Betty Buckley? Working girl, artist-singer-actress-storyteller, teacher, cowgirl. What would you do differently to what you do now? Maybe a writer. Who inspires you and why? All the g…
Amongst the suspenseful films directed by Sir Alfred Hitchcock, 1959's North by Northwest (by screenwriter Ernest Lehman) is distinguished by some humorous moments. This element is heightene…
The wait is over!  Tickets for The Book of Mormon at Melbourne's Princess Theatre have gone on sale today! The award-winning musical written by South Park creators Tr…
The Queensland Government and Queensland Music Festival (QMF) have announced internationally renowned singer-songwriter Katie Noonan as the new Artistic Director of the biennial state-wide c…
Melbourne Theatre Company has announced the eleven theatre professionals selected for its 2016 Women in Theatre Program. The new initiative, which builds on the success of MTC's Women Direct…
Brisbane audiences will be treated to decadent spree of arts and culture when the annual MELT festival gets underway at the Brisbane Powerhouse until Sunday 14 February 2016. Presentin…
Who is Shane Bosher? Director, actor, singer, writer, producer, braised-fennel burner. I'm a known homosexual who grew up in small-town New Zealand, devouring clunky translations of the clas…
Upending presumptions of male and female sexuality, and the blurred borders between role play and so-called real life, Red Stitch's first production for 2016 is the Australian premiere of UK…
First Nations artists and arts workers from Australia, New Zealand and Canada will come together to share knowledge and networks this month as part of the Australian Performing Arts Market (…
Ian "Molly" Meldrum is undeniably one of the great icons of Australian popular culture, one of the most recognisable figures in our television and music cultures. The unique place he holds i…
In an Australian first, a 2km chain of more than 7000 giant dominoes will snake through the city and bring Melbourne to a stand-still for one day on Saturday 6 February 2016. Arts Centre Mel…
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant has announced that NORPA's collaborative project Bundjalung Nghari " Three Brothers will receive a Regional Partnerships grant from Arts N…
Who is Mark Mitchell? Mark Mitchell plays Lazar Wolf – the traditionalist butcher in Fiddler on the Roof – a character I enjoy playing. Lazar is an enthusiast, a dreamer and a ro…
Celebrating the opening of its first international blockbuster exhibition on Friday 12 February, Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) will present a survey of more than 100 works by 50 leading…
People from across Victoria's creative industries will be able to collaborate and share ideas in a new 'co-working' space to be set up by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) &#…
Discover the best of international dance when some of China's most talented and captivating dance artists join Queensland’s acclaimed ensemble from Expressions Dance Company for three …
Who is Ella Caldwell? I grew up on the south-east coast of NSW in a little country town called Candelo, near Merimbula. That place has a lot to do with who I am. And I'm an actor, a founding…
