Art

With two main-stage productions already under her belt in 2026, Margaret Thanos has cemented her place as a rising star of Australian theatre.

Finnish light artist Kari Kola spent two years planning the installation, requiring 750 LED lights to illuminate the night sky in the city of Albany.

As Pokémon turns 30, a video game inspired by insect-collecting continues to shape how scientists think and teach about bugs today.

Five pinball machines, including the first licensed Star Wars unit, have been saved from the scrap heap and will eventually be made available for the public to play at a special exhibition.

Protests erupted following the killing of six-year-old Hind Rajab at the hands of Israeli forces. Two years later, her story is in the running for an Academy Award.

Operatic punk, a Korean snack stand on stage, and a return to the golden age of dance halls were some of the highlights of the festival in 2026.

From the Pilbara to Penrith, an Indigenous WA community has taken its prized cultural and artistic possessions across the country for the Biennale of Sydney.

Never mind artificial intelligence, this is dragon intelligence. A new play commissioned for the Perth Festival explores the importance of human creativity, even if AI can help with an unfinished novel. 

The Bride!, a modern retelling of The Bride of Frankenstein, takes massive swings in terms of performances, plotting and subtext, but not all of its gambles pay off.

Financial stress means some families cannot afford their children's dance classes, so Armidale tween Annabelle has started a free dance school to keep their dreams alive.

The newly expanded gallery reopens with a blockbuster exhibition, Iconic Loved Unexpected, that places local artists alongside international stars.

A funny thing happened on the way to menopause. Twelve first-time comedians are finding the humour in some of their most confronting life experiences.

Just over 25 years since Cathy Freeman took out gold at the Sydney Olympics, an artist from a remote community has paid tribute in a striking new artwork.

Amateur artist Anne Rowlands lost all her commissions in the past year and says the rise of AI-generated "art" is to blame.

The Studio co-creator Seth Rogen accepted the award on O'Hara's behalf, following the death of the comedy legend in January.

Weinstein, copycat panic, leaked scripts, closed studios and departing stars — Scream's 30-year journey has been anything but smooth and the seventh edition in the cornerstone slasher series is no different.

A US judge rejects a preservationist group's request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $560 million ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing of the White House.

Two wildly different shows, The Tree of Light by Slingsby Theatre Company and Meow Meow's The Red Shoes, re-imagine classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

Police are investigating a bomb threat against a Gold Coast theatre hosting a classical Chinese dance group after a threat was also made against the prime minister's official residence.

It has been two decades in the making, but the troubled Newcastle Art Gallery expansion is finally opening its doors.