Kentridge at Art Gallery of NSW
The Art Gallery of NSW has opened an exhibition of artworks by one of the world’s most famous contemporary artists — the South African, William Kentridge.
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FORGET Brexit, separation anxiety will hit Great Britain for real when London’s best-loved painting is taken off the wall of the Tate museum and sent to Canberra.
Incredible security around masterpieces headed for Sydney
Paintings by mega-famous artists like Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Henri Matisse will escape Russia’s arctic winter and spend the summer in Sydney, writes Elizabeth Fortescue
National Art School Open Day Access all areas in historic art school’s open day
THIS Saturday, art lovers have privileged access to the environment that has fostered one in five winners of the Archibald Prize for portraiture — the National Art School.
The joke’s on ScoMo
A spectacles case with “Scott Morrison” written on sticking plaster lies on the table where Drew Forsythe and Jonathan Biggins are rehearsing their annual Wharf Revue.
Date with musical destiny
When Rick Elice suggested to Marshall Brickman that they write a musical about the Four Seasons, Brickman responded deadpan: “I’m a big fan of Vivaldi, but is it really a musical?”
Jersey Boys compared to ‘Formula One pit stop’
The Capitol Theatre wings will become “a Formula 1 pit” during performances of Jersey Boys. So say the three singer-dancers who have so many roles in the hit musical they need a stunning amount wigs each in Act One alone.
Tina Arena: ‘Why I took the role of Evita’
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Treehouse show for Opera House
JUST ponder these words: burp bank, marshmallow machine and “stupid hat” parade. Can there be any doubt that kids are welcome at the Sydney Opera House?
A Wild West calamity for Virginia
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