After winning the right to ban men, Mona’s Ladies Lounge is on the move
Mona’s controversial Ladies Lounge installation is about to embark on a new chapter, its creator has revealed.
- by Elizabeth Flux and Gabriella Coslovich
Latest
Strange, familiar, free: Your guide to choosing the perfect Fringe show
Soap operas and secret locations: here’s a taste of what’s to come at Melbourne Fringe.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Opera Australia unveils 2025 program amid the chaos
The abrupt departure of artistic director Jo Davies has cast a shadow over a promising 2025 season for the company.
- by Nick Galvin and Elizabeth Flux
Opinion
Arts
The idea that selling off the Regent will help the arts is laughable
The lord mayor has outlined a plan to take from the arts to give to the arts. Melbourne deserves better.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Small secret becomes online puzzle phenomenon (6,7)
Minute Cryptic, an Australian crossword craze, is going global.
- by Elizabeth Flux
MSO managing director departs, Peter Garrett to lead independent review
After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence from its own musicians, the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left the organisation.
- by Gemma Grant and Elizabeth Flux
Exclusive
Arts
‘A simple statement of fact’: Musician in censorship firestorm hits back
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra said it made an “error” in cancelling the performance of a pianist who spoke out against the killing of journalists in Gaza.
- by Elizabeth Flux and Kerrie O'Brien
‘We wanted it to feel real’: Bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life
The stage production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is heading to Melbourne – so how do you make such a famous creature feel truly alive?
- by Elizabeth Flux
How plastic surgeon Terry Wu taught himself English, went to therapy and became an arts supremo
When Wu came to Australia aged 14, he couldn’t speak English – so he committed to learning 20 words a day. He knows the importance of diverse role models, especially in positions of cultural power.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Blockbuster NGV work secretly shunted from star billing to cow corner
A large-scale architectural installation given prime position in the NGV gardens last year has been secretly shifted to one of Melbourne’s emptiest corners.
- by Adam Carey and Elizabeth Flux
Five days to get gala ready? ‘Yes it was stressful, but I’m a tenor’
Singer Young Woo Kim was two days into a holiday when a phone call saw him racing to Melbourne for a flurry of rehearsals and excitement.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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