Thousands of small,coloured straws help make top design prize winner

Thousands of small,coloured straws help make top design prize winner

More and more design is appearing in galleries – and commanding big money – as this show at Melbourne Design Week attests.

  • byRay Edgar

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Threatened youth theatre company’s tale of two tribes

Threatened youth theatre company’s tale of two tribes

An idea born out of lockdown has become the latest production of St Martins Youth Arts Centre. It’s about saving the world,but can it save the centre?

  • byStephen A Russell
Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple

Shane Jacobson and Todd McKenney work a charm as The Odd Couple

It’s the slob versus the neat freak in this Neil Simon classic,in a delightful comic pairing.

  • byWill Cox andTony Way
Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn

Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn

The former prime minister’s famous misogyny speech was a stunning piece of political theatre – and it’s now an acclaimed stage show.

  • byLouise Rugendyke
An amusing take on the perils of living in a share house - in your 30s

An amusing take on the perils of living in a share house - in your 30s

Share-housing in your thirties is so in right now,Jude Perl has created a musical about it.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen,Barney Zwartz,Cameron Woodhead,Jessica Nicholas,Tony Way andVyshnavee Wijekumar
Beauty and horror collide in this famous exploration of ‘madness’

Beauty and horror collide in this famous exploration of ‘madness’

One of opera’s most famous ‘mad scenes’ is on show in Melbourne Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor.

  • byBridget Davies,Cameron Woodhead,Tony Way andAndrew Fuhrmann
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Their housing estate was demolished. Here’s what happened to the final residents

Their housing estate was demolished. Here’s what happened to the final residents

Things Will Be Different tells the story of two of the final residents to vacate their homes ahead of a controversial public housing estate demolition.

  • byCher Tan
The 13 must-see events at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival

The 13 must-see events at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival

With the Melbourne Writers Festival kicking off today,here are some of the events that should not be missed.

  • byJason Steger
Tired of the cult of the celebrity chef? This Juliette Binoche movie will fix that
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Tired of the cult of the celebrity chef? This Juliette Binoche movie will fix that

Juliette Binoche provides the perfect antidote to the cult of the celebrity chef in this modest film that finds fascination in life’s quieter moments.

  • bySandra Hall
Calling all Janiacs:Austen’s love of music has inspired a modern concert

Calling all Janiacs:Austen’s love of music has inspired a modern concert

Melburnians brought out their boas for Harry Styles then sequins for Taylor Swift. For a Jane Austen musical tribute,the dress code is:favourite character.

  • byGiselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
A rare act of impersonation:Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

A rare act of impersonation:Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat,but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Nadia Bailey,Jessica Nicholas andVyshnavee Wijekumar