2026 First Nations Arts and Culture Awards recipients announced
Musician Stephen Pigram, director and playwright John Harvey, and artist Bronwyn Bancroft are amongst this year's honourees.
May 28, 2026
Review: Heart is a Wasteland (Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company)
An intense but troubled love affair reflects the pain of traumatised Country in John Harvey's road-movie-like two-hander.
October 23, 2025
Heart is a Wasteland: reimagined
Ilbjerri AD Rachael Maza and performer Monica Jasmine Karo discuss the remount of John Harvey's musical play, as we wait to see how the Albanese government honours its commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
July 18, 2022
Review: The Return (Malthouse Theatre)
The truth behind collections of First Nations remains is revealed in this disturbing new play.
May 19, 2022
RISING finally arises
After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID lockdowns, Melbourne’s new winter arts festival has announced its program for June 2022.
March 17, 2022
Malthouse Theatre announces its 2020 season
Christos Tsiolkas' Loaded, a transcript of an FBI interrogation performed verbatim, and a reimagining of Macbeth by Scott Shepherd are among the highlights.
August 25, 2019
Malthouse announces an outspoken and provocative 2017
Season highlights include new productions of The Elephant Man and The Black Rider plus Complicite’s immersive The Encounter. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 1, 2016