Dr Diana Carroll

Dr Diana Carroll is a writer, speaker, and reviewer currently based in Adelaide and London. Her work has been published in newspapers and magazines including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Woman's Day and B&T. Writing about the arts is one of her great passions.

Dr Diana Carroll's Latest Articles

Society of Authors (SOA) Awards. Ashani Lewis was the big winner taking home both the Betty Trask Prize and one of the four Somerset Maugham Awards for her novel Winter Animals. Image: Adrian Pope. Awards and art prize winners.

Latest awards and arts prize winners: August 2025

From the 2025 Summer Exhibition to The ADCI Literary Prize – your guide to the latest awards and art prize…

A black man in a tux holding a gun in a drawing room. There's also another man and a woman there in this production of A Role to Die for.
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A Role to Die For review: a sparkling comedy about casting a new 007

Leading lady Tanya Franks is outstanding in this A Role to Die for: behind the scenes of the James Bond…

A group of drag queens on stage in a production of The Diana Mixtape.
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The Diana Mixtape review: a campy love letter to Princess Diana at the West End

It takes five fabulous drag queens to play one princess in this new jukebox biopic: The Diana Mixtape.

'Dont Rock the Boat' is one of our 'Don't miss in August' recommendations. The photo show cast members from the play aboard the production's houseboat set.
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Don’t miss in August – your monthly guide to the brightest and best arts in London

From high fashion to beach bodies and book fairs, there’s a lot to see this summer.

'Fragment and Form' at the Henry Moore Institute, installation view. The photo depicts a white-walled and well-lit gallery space. Three industrial-looking sculptures squat in the foreground; a series of smaller artworks hang on the rear walls.
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Sculpture doesn’t do. Sculpture is. Exploring the Henry Moore Institute

Take a trip to Leeds to see what’s happening in contemporary sculpture.

A woman in a wedding dress is standing on a table. Confetti is raining on her. There is a group of people below her.
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Till the Stars Come Down review: a wedding drama in the West End

Beth Steel’s raw ‘up north’ wedding drama lights up the West End.

Against a drum set, a woman in white and a man in black are crouched on the floor. Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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Theatre review: Wilko: Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll, Leicester Square Theatre

A warm-hearted tribute to the ‘godfather of punk’ Wilko Johnson. 

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Don’t miss in July – your monthly guide to the brightest and best arts in London

As the weather warms up, ArtsHub suggests some summer arts and culture inspirations for you to explore.

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Metamorfoza at the 2025 Belfast Photo Festival

A photographic look at the evolving landscapes of Polish ecology and society.

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Dance review: Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, London

This powerful reimagining of a rock classic blends striking visual storytelling with impressive kinetic dance.

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