The Brisbane company combines Queensland premieres, returning favourites and ambitious new work as it prepares for a change of artistic leadership.

From live film scores and provocative theatre to musical discoveries and the stories behind Australia’s great performance spaces, our December issue celebrates the arts in all their variety.

A richly layered portrait of Thomas Mann’s return to postwar Germany explores exile, national identity and guilt.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra is inviting singers from across the community to audition for a new ensemble.

British writer Jane Upton's roller-coaster portrait of what it is to become adults reminds us what friends are really for.

Australian premiere of Doña Perón, return of Hamlet and a new Nutcracker headline Ivan Gil-Ortega’s second season.

"Sustaining ambitious, professional, independent theatre in Australia has become increasingly difficult," says company founder Damien Ryan.

Luis Arias, Linda Bouchard and Mathew Rosenblum awarded one of Canada's most substantial prizes for new music.

The Archibald Prize winner brings 26 years of music experience and First Nations cultural knowledge to Conservatorium residency.

Charles Brooks' photographs of the mysterious internal spaces of musical instruments have travelled the world. A new exhibition allows you to feel like you're on the inside.

Victorian cellist takes top prize after performing Elgar with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House.

Godzilla is back – crankier and clumsier than ever – to do battle with its kaiju nemesis.