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Womadelaide’s unforgettable moments: ‘They didn’t know what to expect’

Published: 12 Mar 2022

The death of Dr Duncan: the gay hate crime that changed Australia

An inquiry found the murder was ‘merely a high-spirited frolic which went wrong’. Fifty years later, in Watershed, Christos Tsiolkas retells it in the sacred form of oratorio

Published: 25 Feb 2022

Australian arts in focus Risks, refunds and cancellations: your guide to buying tickets amid Covid this summer

From Sydney, Perth and Adelaide festivals to major shows, tickets make great last-minute gifts. But they could also be a roll of the dice

Published: 21 Dec 2021
Australian arts in focus Publishing powerhouse Louise Adler named director of Adelaide writers’ week

Adelaide-born publisher a frequent presence at Australia’s largest literary festival, having sat on panels and interviewed authors

Published: 2 Dec 2021

Adelaide festival launches 2022 program with a free open-air spectacular and international acts

Rock music legends Icehouse and an African chamber ensemble are among the acts featuring at Australia’s premier arts festival

Published: 25 Oct 2021

'As if they were written yesterday': the global project bringing 3,000-year-old songs back to life

Adelaide festival’s choral concerts are the latest in a global series reframing ancient psalms, which composers believe are as relevant as ever

Published: 26 Feb 2020

Opera, dull? Watching The Magic Flute is like drinking 10 cups of coffee

Australian director Barrie Kosky does for Mozart what Baz Luhrmann did for Shakespeare

Published: 23 Feb 2019
'Unadorned, gritty, unpretentious': how Australian circus went global

Adelaide’s Gravity and Other Myths push the limits of the human body and show why local circus is far from being a sideshow

Published: 19 Feb 2019

Sex, sheep and terror: the scandalous theatre of Milo Rau

He has put an Isis fighter’s mother in the Ghent Altarpiece and restaged a brutal murder. Now the Swiss director plans to get radical

Published: 8 Oct 2018

5 out of 5 stars.

Ulster American review – riotous black comedy of ambition and identity
5 out of 5 stars.

In David Ireland’s brilliantly brutal satire, things get horribly out of hand when two men and a woman meet to discuss putting on a West End play

Published: 5 Aug 2018

5 out of 5 stars.

Avignon festival review – shock, awe and 10 hours of Don DeLillo
5 out of 5 stars.

Thomas Jolly presents the spectacular Thyestes, Milo Rau explores a real crime in La Reprise and Julien Gosselin leaves audiences in a trance

Published: 11 Jul 2018

4 out of 5 stars.

Edinburgh international children’s festival review – raucous fun
4 out of 5 stars.

Baba Yaga, a delirious take on Slavic folklore, and the masterful one-man show Stick By Me offer joyful explorations of rules and how to break them

Published: 29 May 2018
4 out of 5 stars.

Baba Yaga review – spooky remix of Russian children’s story
4 out of 5 stars.

The staple figure of Slavic folklore is wittily recreated as a noisy neighbour with magical powers

Published: 27 May 2018

3 out of 5 stars.

Kings of War review – Ivo van Hove's stunning Shakespeare marathon somehow falls short
3 out of 5 stars.

The theatrical centrepiece of this year’s Adelaide festival plants Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III into the modern day

Published: 12 Mar 2018

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