New South Wales

Arts podcasts we’ve escaped to in 2021
After another big year of ups and downs, we can find refuge and entertainment in arts podcasts from 2021.

Book review: The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
Wood's The Weekend confronts prejudices about old age and shows there is much more ahead for the author and her…

Six, Sydney Opera House (NSW)
This contemporary take on 16th-century English history marries witty writing with 90s girl pop.

Review: Britten’s Peter Grimes in Concert, Sydney Symphony Orchestra (NSW)
SSO’s concert performance of Britten’s opera brought out the best of the best – so where was the audience?

Real-to-reel: bringing contemporary craft to the big screen
Craft is a global movement – it’s a human movement – and a new Festival of short film leverages our…

New York arts exec to head up Create NSW as CEO
Elizabeth W. Scott has been named Executive Director, Create NSW, heading up the State’s peak arts and screen organisation.

Review: 21st Biennale of Sydney
A soft touch lands a cohesive exhibition with a strong message at the hands of Mami Kataoka.

Who’s showing where: Biennale of Sydney revealed
The full list of artists, and what and where they are showing for the 2018 Biennale of Sydney, has been…

Muriel's Wedding The Musical
Move over Priscilla, there’s a new queen in town.

Regional gallery leads national debate on male gender politics
A regional gallery director’s curatorial indulgence opens the door on a national debate, and catches the eye of the Classification…