Arts
‘Really, the kayak one?’ Celia Pacquola takes home top comedy festival prize
The comedian has written plenty of raw, hard-hitting shows. But it’s the one about the kayak that has delivered the big prize.
- Tyson Wray
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Heathers the musical is here – and it’s so much more than a nostalgia hit
Can musical theatre do justice to the doom-laden subversiveness of Heathers?
- Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Martin Boulton and Sonia Nair
Mirka Mora’s surviving sons launch legal action over artist’s estate
A family legal battle is brewing over the estate of the late Australian artist Mirka Mora.
- Kerrie O'Brien
Why this literary genius is headed to one of our biggest galleries
As part of NGV’s fourth Triennial, literary star Ocean Vuong’s photography will be displayed in Australia for the first time.
- Leah Jing McIntosh
It’s the final weekend of the comedy festival. Here’s what not to miss
From a performer who is definitely one to watch to some chaotic sketches, see how our reviewers rate the picks of the festival before it ends on Sunday.
- Donna Demaio, Cassidy Knowlton, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Nell Geraets, Rose Lu, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
This reimagining of the Trojan War at times verges on Monty Python parody
Yann Martel’s ambitious novel is composed largely of verse fragments from a fictional lost-and-found alternative to the Iliad of Homer – but you might be better off reading the real thing.
- Luke Slattery
Chaos, lad culture and a show that seemed destined to fail: This festival has it all
From improv steered by children to a comedian at the top of her game, this year’s festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews.
- Cassidy Knowlton, Gemma Grant, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Mikey Cahill, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The best, the weirdest, and the most unmissable of the comedy festival so far
From weirdly good questions to a clever use of PowerPoint, this year’s comedy festival is in full swing. Keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here.
- Donna Demaio, Cameron Woodhead, Gemma Grant, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Guy Webster, Hannah Francis, John Bailey, Karl Quinn, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Nell Geraets, Rose Lu, Sonia Nair, Thuy On, Tyson Wray and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
How this doula uses art to help people take a relaxed look at death
It’s the one certainty in life, yet discussing death is still often considered macabre or depressing. This artist wants to change that.
- Kerrie O'Brien
It starts with a play-within-a-play. Then things get tricky
Love, loss and duty collide in this genre-bending production of Eighteen Lives.
- Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Jessica Nicholas and Tony Way