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<em>Crikey</em> has launched Australia's newest arts website, <em>The Daily Review</em> -- the new home for theatre criticism and debate.

The Curtain closes -- but we're over at Daily Review

Crikey has launched Australia's newest arts website, The Daily Review -- the new home for theatre criticism and debate.

One of Australia's pre-eminent authors spoke movingly at The Lowy Institute about the horrors of war, the power of language and the nature of evil.

Flanagan on war and the 'poisonous language that seeps into the soul'

One of Australia's pre-eminent authors spoke movingly at The Lowy Institute about the horrors of war, the power of language and the nature of evil.

The arts is a living, breathing monster; roaring in our major cultural spaces and dingy laneways near you. <em>Crikey</em> is diving into the pond with the launch on Monday of <em>Daily Review</em>.

The ripple of Australian art that radiates outwards (all the way to Crikey)

The arts is a living, breathing monster; roaring in our major cultural spaces and dingy laneways near you. Crikey is diving into the pond with the launch on Monday of Daily Review.

<em>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</em> is, above all, a Good Night Out. The Sydney production of the Broadway hit features a winning cast and sounds much better than it looks.

REVIEW: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Theatre Royal, Sydney

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is, above all, a Good Night Out. The Sydney production of the Broadway hit features a winning cast and sounds much better than it looks.

An untold story about the marriage between a Russian president and a Brisbane heiress is fodder for Kathryn Lyall-Watson's accomplished new play at Metro Arts.

REVIEW: Motherland | Metro Arts, Brisbane

An untold story about the marriage between a Russian president and a Brisbane heiress is fodder for Kathryn Lyall-Watson's accomplished new play at Metro Arts.

<b>Jim Morgan</b> tackles the much-lauded novel from Eleanor Catton, as well as new releases <em>A History of Silence</em> and <em>Coal Creek</em>.

Book reviews: Man Booker-winning The Luminaries & more

Jim Morgan tackles the much-lauded novel from Eleanor Catton, as well as new releases A History of Silence and Coal Creek.

It was the second-highest amount paid for an Australian painting. <em>My Armchair</em> fetched $3.2 million at auction last night -- did the Spotlight baron end up with it? <b>Gabriella Coslovich</b> was there for <em>Crikey</em>.

Brett Whiteley mystery: who really bought My Armchair last night?

It was the second-highest amount paid for an Australian painting. My Armchair fetched $3.2 million at auction last night -- did the Spotlight baron end up with it? Gabriella Coslovich was there for Crikey.

Wesley Enoch’s production ditches the wit and subtlety of Noel Coward’s sexual politics fable in favour of over-the-top farce, writes <b>Alison Cotes</b>.

Theatre review: Design For Living, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane

Wesley Enoch’s production ditches the wit and subtlety of Noel Coward’s sexual politics fable in favour of over-the-top farce, writes Alison Cotes.

Wesley Enoch's <em>Design For Living</em> strips Noel Coward's sexual politics fable of its morality play in favour of over-the-top farce. And buries much of the wit at the same time.

REVIEW: Design For Living | Playhouse, Brisbane

Wesley Enoch's Design For Living strips Noel Coward's sexual politics fable of its morality play in favour of over-the-top farce. And buries much of the wit at the same time.

Nothing about this production breathes new life into the hackneyed musical, writes <b>Lloyd Bradford Syke</b>.

Theatre review: Grease, Lyric Theatre, Sydney

Nothing about this production breathes new life into the hackneyed musical, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.