Arts
‘What I was put on this Earth to do’: One-handed pianist to perform with MSO
British concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of left-hand alone repertoire – and next year will be performing with the MSO.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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The Melbourne artist flipping the script on Hollywood’s ‘white saviours’
Future Remains is the fourth exhibition in a series that opens doors for some of our most promising artists.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The stunning photos that captured British theatre royalty’s trip Down Under
The stand-out element of Shiroma Perera-Nathan’s account of the tour of Australia and New Zealand by acting couple Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh’s in 1948 is the photographs.
- by Tom Ryan
This is Roundnet
The sport of Roundnet, also known as Spikeball, has teams trying to make the other team miss or drop the ball, often resulting in spectacular trickshots and dives.
‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences
The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.
- by Karl Quinn
‘There’s always a little bit of green in the hairline’
Wicked star Sheridan Adams pulls back the curtain on her journey from theatre usher to her dream musical role.
- by Elizabeth Flux
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?
In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
This Australian group revolutionised theatre. Now the world has noticed
This regional Australian theatre has received one of the world’s biggest arts prizes. This is what makes them so remarkable.
- by Steve Dow
A stitch in time: The wardrobe wizards of Beauty and the Beast
These two veteran wardrobe managers work wonders in the wings to maintain the magic of musicals on stage.
- by Carolyn Webb
Star missing from blockbuster musical for two weeks, fans ‘disappointed’
Star soprano Sarah Brightman has not performed for two weeks, leaving fans who travelled hundreds of kilometres disappointed.
- by Elizabeth Flux
The couple risking it all to perform a portrait of marital hell
Offspring star Kat Stewart and her husband, David Whiteley, are bringing Edward Albee’s classic play about marital mayhem to the big stage.
- by Karl Quinn