Brisbane Baroque wins big at 2015 Helpmann Awards
Faramondo, the headline act of the inaugural year of Leo Schofield’s Queensland festival wins five bobbys.
July 28, 2015
Australia Council outline changes to its grants programmes
Australia’s principal arts funding body has revised its grants programmes in response to major budget cuts. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $3 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 23, 2015
ABC to close its network of shops across Australia
All 50 of the broadcaster’s retail outlets are to be shut, with 300 staff facing redundancy.
July 22, 2015
National Opera Review stalls as artists challenge arts cuts
The NOR misses the publication deadline for its findings, while artist submissions mount for senate inquiry into the NPEA.
July 21, 2015
Tech-breakthrough translates opera glasses for the 21st C
Multilingual augmented reality glasses thrill audiences at Avignon Festival tryout.
July 16, 2015
Queensland pledge over $172 million for the arts
New Queensland Premier and Arts Minister Annastacia Palaszczck promises to “return arts back to its rightful place.”
July 15, 2015
Review: Review: Love and Information (Sydney Theatre Company)
★★★★★ Uplifting, enlightening and powerfully profound: Caryl Churchill’s ode to the age of information.
July 14, 2015
Theatre goer tries to charge phone on stage using fake outlet
An audience member stunned fellow patrons at a show on Broadway by climbing on stage.
July 8, 2015
Finnish legal ruling sets precedent for bad performance refunds
A land-mark legal case awards 50% refund to patron dissatisfied with below par Chuck Berry gig.
July 8, 2015
OzAsia Festival 2015 programme revealed
A bold, risk-taking and genre-breaking selection that challenges preconceptions of Asian culture.
July 7, 2015
Sydney Opera House ban selfie sticks
The most photographed destination in Australia prohibits the use of the photographic hardware.
July 6, 2015
Matthew Lutton, 30, is new Artistic Director of Malthouse Theatre
The award-winning director becomes the youngest Artistic Director of an AMPAG organisation.
July 3, 2015
First details of NPEA Guidelines revealed
Guidelines confirm no money for individuals or screen projects in Senator Brandis’ NPEA.
July 2, 2015