From deaf moll to cancer survivor: ‘There’s always a fear it will return’
Actress Tracy Mann opens up about chemo, a double mastectomy, remarrying later in life and the one TV role that made her squirm.
Rosemary Neill
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Opera Australia in turmoil as another leader leaves
Opera Australia CEO Fiona Allan is to leave the company – the latest in a string of high-profile departures that have rocked the national opera company and broader arts scene.
Top gong for art donor Lyn Williams welcome ‘but overdue’
Fred Williams’ wife, Lyn, reveals how her husband feared his artistic legacy would die with him – but the revered painter’s wife kept it alive.
How doxxing victim was lauded one day, hounded the next
The relentless pile-on against Nina Sanadze, who moved to Australia in 1996 after her family fled the Georgian civil war, reflects the deep and damaging splits in the arts caused by rising tensions over the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Why Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s story is being retold
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu’s family is seeking to entrench the Indigenous superstar’s legacy with a new posthumous album.
A black cast – in whiteface – reimagines the wild west
Sydney Festival marquee show Dark Noon inverts the usual westerns script, as a black South African cast depict three centuries of US history in 100 frenetic minutes: ‘This is what it looks like when you write someone else’s history. Can you see how ridiculous it is?’
Strategic fibbing a vital tool for maintenance of human relationships
From Great Aunt Clodagh’s nerves to “ugly” babies and dire haircuts, the imperative is to tell a white lie, and move on.
Flying high: Peter Pan’s origin story brought to life
Broadway writer Rick Elice talks about his Peter Pan origin story Peter and the Starcatcher, surviving grief and how staging a musical can resemble a military operation.
Ex-BBC Philharmonic chief vows to ‘refocus’ MSO
The former general manager of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra will swing the axe and cut jobs at the MSO following the fallout from pianist Jayson Gillham’s comments about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Inside the epidemic of loneliness among younger generations
When it comes to musicals, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s edgy approach leaves the boys gets/loses/wins back girl formula in the dust. We sat down with the pair to discuss their Tony Award winning musical, set to premiere in Australia.
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