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Author David Sedaris has been touring Australia this month.

Once my favourite author, David Sedaris has become a first-class prat

I thought it would be impossible for a writer who revels in shock value to get me offside, but then he started talking about wealth.

  • Annemarie Fleming

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Drake has given out tens of thousands of dollars to fans at his shows since starting his Australia tour last week.

Drake pledges to fund fans’ Europe trip at Melbourne concert

Drake’s show at Rod Laver Arena began mere hours after rival Kendrick Lamar performed his incendiary diss track at the US Super Bowl.

  • Hannah Hawkins
Indigenous artist Mick Harding, in front of his video installation for ACMI, with his son Mitch who worked on the piece with him.

Welcome to ACMI: New work encourages visitors to think about country

A local Indigenous artist has created a stunning animation which will greet visitors to ACMI at Fed Square.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Pam the Bird at various locations.

Watch the birdie: Is that creature named Pam art or an affront?

In a city that prides and markets itself on its street art – commissioned and rogue – how will Pam the Bird go down in cultural history?

  • Rachael Dexter and Cara Waters
Gartside bunnies

Love, lust and longing in these bunnies pull at your heart strings

These quirky creatures in an array of playful poses reflect something of us.

  • Kerrie O'Brien
Eddie Perfect takes the title role in the musical, Beetlejuice.

From Beetlejuice to Les Mis and Annie: A big-ticket guide to Melbourne’s shows

There’s a massive year ahead for the city’s theatre fans, with big names, big shows and some big surprises (well, maybe).

  • Cameron Woodhead
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Iliza Shlesinger

Stand-up comedian spills the beans on the secret to a good joke

With six Netflix specials under her belt, Iliza Shlesinger says she knows the trick to making people laugh – and it’s all about fear.

  • Daniel Herborn
Malthouse artistc director Matthew Lutton.

Leading theatre company announces surprise exit of artistic director

Matthew Lutton, who has been artistic director of Malthouse Theatre for nine years, will depart the role at the end of March.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Chief executive Fiona Allan’s first task is to get the company back up to speed after the pandemic.

Opera Australia in fresh turmoil after boss quits

Fiona Allan has left Opera Australia in the latest spin of the managerial revolving door at the nation’s biggest arts company.

  • Nick Galvin
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This is one of Sondheim’s finest works – why is it rarely performed in Australia?

Said to be inspired by a photo of an old starlet standing in the ruins of a theatre, Victorian Opera’s new production brings together some of Australia’s finest performers.

  • Will Cox

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