I'm Your Man was one of the theatrical highlights of last year's Sydney Festival. The Belvoir St boxing drama has now embarked on a national tour.
Gerard Geer makes sculptures and jewellery out of roadkill, contravening the Wildlife Act. He promises to burn his art, but not before one final exhibition. Crikey intern Bension Siebert reports.
Futurist Syd Mead believes cyclists are "eco elitists" and that the bicycle is "not, strictly defined, a transport device." Alan Davies reckons that's poppycock.
Australia's new Treasurer found he had more than a few friends in high places eager to see and be seen at his book launch.
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, one of our great conjurers of calm and silence, has passed away. W.H. Chong says she was a proud potter; she declined to be an "artist".
Caroline O'Connor, perhaps the rightful holder of the First Lady of Musical Theatre mantle, stars in Gypsy, the great American musical. The Production Company break their usual mould with this solid mounting of a classic, writes Byron Bache.
Spoils' spoils are to be found in the atmosphere as part of new pop-up space Woodcourt Art Theatre in Marrickville. This is fresh, new work.
This operatic force from director Tama Matheson is unrelentingly dark, only brightened by Verdi's colourful score. And that's a rare treat for a rarely performed piece.
Paul Gilchrist's play is as much a poem, a soliloquy, a morality tale on love, language and the search for meaning. Written specifically for her, Sylvia Keays very much owns the role.
The new Australia Council board is dominated by members from Melbourne and Sydney, giving power to the complaint regional organisations get ignored when it comes to funding. Crikey examines the data.
