With an ode to artistic burnout,La Mama says goodbye (for now)

With an ode to artistic burnout,La Mama says goodbye (for now)

In a send-off celebration before temporarily closing in 2025,La Mama hosted an all-day performance event created with the rebellious collective,Pony Cam.

  • byCameron Woodhead

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Comedians’ fury as management leaves them out of pocket and in the lurch

Comedians’ fury as management leaves them out of pocket and in the lurch

Junkyard Artist Management,which has represented numerous heavy-hitters in Australian comedy,has gone into liquidation. Many artists claim they are owed serious money.

  • byJohn Bailey
What Misha can do with his body has audiences screaming nightly

What Misha can do with his body has audiences screaming nightly

A Ukrainian-born contortionist brings joy to Brisbane theatre goers,but is haunted by what he left behind.

  • byNick Dent
She shot dead her lover,a crime to be re-enacted 70 years later

She shot dead her lover,a crime to be re-enacted 70 years later

The “wickedly charismatic” true crime retelling of the death of an underworld gangster in the Darlinghurst Law Courts is turning into a box office hit of the Sydney Festival.

  • byLinda Morris
Christmas in Sydney:Where to find the best shows,lights,decorations and carols

Christmas in Sydney:Where to find the best shows,lights,decorations and carols

From concerts,movies and markets to music,carols and dazzling Christmas lights,Sydney has plenty on offer to ring in the festive season.

  • byLenny Ann Low
Christmas in Melbourne:where to find the best shows,lights,decorations and carols

Christmas in Melbourne:where to find the best shows,lights,decorations and carols

From a Christmas Carol to the Nutcracker,Carols in the Domain and Home Alone,there’s something in the stocking for everyone.

  • byCameron Woodhead
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Queensland Theatre names Daniel Evans new artistic director

Queensland Theatre names Daniel Evans new artistic director

The appointment ends months of uncertainty over the future of the state’s flagship theatre company.

  • byNick Dent
The world’s biggest role-playing game turns 50

The world’s biggest role-playing game turns 50

Fifty years since it was first created,D&D has become a global cultural phenomenon.

  • byMichael Idato
Where do we come from? Find out from the woman who makes science easy

Where do we come from? Find out from the woman who makes science easy

Archaeologist and broadcaster Alice Roberts admits that explaining life on Earth in one evening is “a bit ambitious”.

  • byKylie Northover
The unexpected pleasure of making impossible stage directions work

The unexpected pleasure of making impossible stage directions work

Set designer Bob Cousins says problem-solving is a big part of his work.

  • byJohn Shand
Technology brings a music icon back to life. The heart does the rest

Technology brings a music icon back to life. The heart does the rest

I wept during this extraordinary immersive encounter with Ryuichi Sakamoto.

  • byKerrie O'Brien