Andrew Bovell calls on playwrights to ‘push back’ against the escalating trigger warning trend in theatre, because such warnings were often inaccurate, contained huge spoilers and could damage a play’s reputation.
Speculation is now swirling after an announcement that rocked the arts world.
Former ballet star Leanne Benjamin says she was ‘encouraged’ to pursue her vision as artistic director of Queensland Ballet – the same vision that has been cited as a reason for her shock departure.
Former Royal Ballet star Leanne Benjamin is making a shock leadership exit after just a few months as the prestigious company’s artistic director.
Megan Phelps-Roper still deals with the fallout from leaving a sect dubbed America’s ‘most hated’ family. That hasn’t stopped her from tackling our era’s most divisive social issue.
The festival’s eclectic program this year will involve almost 150 artists who draw on everything from deepfake technology to 3D NASA photographs and the primal power of fire.
Melbourne’s Rising festival of art, music and performance has plenty to amuse and provoke.
First published by The Australian in 1994, this story changed the course of debate about violence in remote Indigenous communities. As the masthead turns 60, we are republishing this groundbreaking piece of journalism.
As she launches her debut feature – a family movie about a sacred mountain – director Rachel House lashes out at the New Zealand coalition government’s treatment of Maori.
In the wake of his BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winning performance as Elvis, Austin Butler has become one of Tinsel Town’s most sought-after actors. His latest film tracks the rise and fall of an outlaw motorcycle gang in 1960s and 70s Chicago.
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