Dirty Birds at Black Swan State Theatre Company is the debut play by the McElhinney sisters, and the first time they’ve shared the stage.
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Vincent Namatjira, a Western Arrernte artist, is Albert Namatjira’s great-grandson. His genre is portraiture, but with a twist: loaded with satire and post-colonial politics.
Joaquin Phoenix is a great Napoleon. How have other films treated France’s most famous man?
New research investigates the state of contemporary arts journalism and proposes two pathways to strengthening this sector.
How can we reconcile our present attitudes and knowledge with historical realities – and how resistant our is media to being seduced by powerful interests?
Although performances is an obvious way to experience other cultures, food has acted as the medium through which a larger number of Australians learn about Asia.
A new exhibition in Sydney is just the latest in a long, near continuous, list of Egyptian exhibitions in Australia. How much Egypt can we take?
Do you remember the bizarre Salad Fingers videos from the early 2000s? They inspired a whole genre of genre-less online videos.
When The Crown debuted in 2016, the quality of the story lines, acting and impressive production standards were striking. What happened?
Anna Goldsworthy’s lively writing deftly captures the joy and wilful naivety of a first pregnancy, followed by the overwhelming love and sleep-deprivation-induced anxiety of the first months.
Eamon Flack gives Bulgakov’s classic epic novel a riotous interpretation.
The new series on Stan is most successful through its links to rural crime noir, pulling apart the vulnerability and deception of this small town.
Social media is giving a new lifeline to Bhutan’s native languages, which do not have written script and lack proper documentation.
Is the cure to male loneliness sailing the high seas with your bros?
How does one successfully navigate obstacles such as extreme weather, a tight deadline and a spontaneous shot list in a foreign country on a 360 project as a solo cinematographer?
There is a long history of musicals in Australia, popular with audiences since the 1930s.
Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was a pioneer of abstract art. His paintings have not aged and appear contemporary and relevant to us now.
There’s still time to get up to date on your binge watching, so you can be ready if anyone at an end-of-year party asks if you’ve seen anything good lately.
The Beatles have released a new track - using new technology to strip Lennon’s vocals out of an old demo casette tape. Will this be part of Beatles canon?
Built in 1821 to house and provide productive employment for the New South Wales colony’s growing population of female convicts, the Parramatta Female Factory was also the site of countless horrors.
The death of Matthew Perry has seen old and new fans reflect on the legacy of a television classic.
New Australian film Monolith is a refreshingly high concept film, as opposed to the usual social realist and period dramas.
Arkie was created by illustrator Nathan Jurevicius 21 years ago. She has evolved into graphic novels, games, toys – and now an animated feature.
Fifty years ago today, after a prolonged and controversial period of construction, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
Delta’s music defined the lives of teenage girls like me – but she is still waiting to join the hall of fame.