Tim Pigott-Smith during a performance of"King Charles III,"at the Music Box Theatre in New York.

Civil war and abdication:What has art predicted for King Charles’ reign?

How have authors and playwrights imagined the reign of Elizabeth II’s successor? They’ve predicted trouble.

  • Nick Miller

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Louis Le,Jean Tong (director),Jessica Clarke and David Whiteley,from Red Stitch’s new production of Caught.

The playwright who wants you to doubt everything – for your own good

Christopher Chen’s breakout play Caught,which delights in repeatedly overturning what audiences think is the truth,is about to have its Australian premiere.

  • Nick Miller
Huei Yin Wong has been asking single Melbournians to kiss a petri dish.

In the name of art:Why single people in Melbourne kissed petri dishes

A new art exhibition,cultivating the bacteria from kisses to create “galaxies” of life,was born in the romance and loneliness of lockdowns.

  • Nick Miller
Australian Ballet will be turfed from the State Theatre for three years starting in 2024.

‘The shows won’t fit on the stage’:Why Melbourne could see a drought of opera and ballet

The Regent Theatre has been picked as the official substitute for the State Theatre,when the latter closes for renovations from 2024. But it won’t be a simple switch.

  • Nick Miller
SandSong by Bangarra Dance Company.

Bangarra’s powerful story of loss,and the black divas who changed the world

A new work from Bangarra honours a friend,a colleague and a towering spirit who embodied the fierce passion and strength of her Country.

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Womens Circus performers Vivienne Halat,Melinda Smith OAM,Tarn Scully,Oaka Scully,Jo Dunbar (Co-director),Emma J Hawkins and Anso Swann Biguet.

Hamer Hall to become a playground for Melbourne’s newest festival

A highlight of this year’s inaugural Alter State festival may be hanging from a harness above you.

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Ben McKenzie and Petra Elliott,creators of the Night Terrace audio drama.

Is the world’s biggest library full of stolen content?

A Melbourne actor inadvertently became part of a growing online debate when he discovered his labour-of-love audio drama had been uploaded to an internet archive.

  • Nick Miller
Hoping for peace:conductor Vasily Petrenko.

Torn in half by war but conductor Vasily Petrenko still inspires hope via music

Don’t miss the last chance to see him on stage at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall this Saturday.

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Euan Fistrovic Doidge as Joseph and Paulini as The Narrator from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

‘Young,funny,irritatingly handsome’:Euan’s challenge in taking on Joseph

Euan Doidge has some rather large shoes to fill when he steps out as Joseph in the Australian production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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Art director Rodney Surawski at this home in the Gold Coast Hinterland.

The Australian who designs the palaces of kings,billionaires and... Clive Palmer

Rodney Surawski has travelled the world creating ornate,luxurious homes for the super rich. They’re the sort of people “you don’t say no to,” he says.

  • Nick Miller