The writer, broadcaster, theatre-maker and OzAsia Festival Artistic Director recalls how writing down the lyrics to pop songs fermented her love of music.

The First Nations Elder, actor and activist, who overcame abuse and addiction to become an international stage and screen icon, has passed away at the age of 79.

Ralph Fiennes delivers a powerhouse performance that won't disappoint fans in David Hare's play about legendary urban planner Robert Moses, directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Playing an authoritarian orchestral conductor in Todd Field's new film Tár, Blanchett studied the mannerisms of the legendary Leonard Bernstein, and received rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival.

Lynden Barber surveys the rise and rise of women on streaming TV.

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This month's features explore Melbourne Opera's Bendigo Ring Cycle, the challenge for orchestras to attract younger audiences, the new physical theatre production Holding Achilles, and an interview with choral superstar Eric Whitacre.

Ruth Wilson gives a riveting performance as a troubled woman in a British seaside town.

This month's features explore Melbourne Opera's Bendigo Ring Cycle, the challenge for orchestras to attract younger audiences, the new physical theatre production Holding Achilles, and an interview with choral superstar Eric Whitacre.

Led by Artistic Director Annette Shun Wah, OzAsia Festival returns to the Adelaide Festival Centre in October with over 500 artists across 50 events and 10 world premieres.

Fifteen experts from across Australia’s creative industries have been appointed to five panels that will identify key issues in safeguarding Australia’s arts sector and its vital role in the economy.

This month our features explore investing in music education, reevaluating Australian culture through a regional lens, two stage adaptations of Jekyll and Hyde and whether postmodernism has put paid to beauty.