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Dread Central spoke with writer and director Finn Callan about the upcoming sequel to his acclaimed short film 'Guest'.

AN ART show will highlight the difficulties Ukrainian refugees face in making a home with host families.

‘Rich and neglected music’ given a chance to shine We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Peter McCallum Normal text size ★★★★½ The song cycle takes the listener into one of music’s most personal spaces, like reading poems in the privacy of your own imagination. Although they do not usually tell stories operatically, Sydney Chamber Opera gave a series of song cycles a subtle narrative in a series of “cycles of song cycles”, as...

The NSW government’s Dine and Discover vouchers can now be used until July 31. Here are the pick of upcoming shows to help you choose.

Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 17.15 EDT I have been burned by enough TV thrillers to be wary of The Pact (BBC One). You know the ones. They are not all on ITV, but most are. They are showy crime dramas, usually stripped across the week, with a strong premise, a story that sets up a puzzle to be solved, only for it all to descend into farce in the final episode as the plot ties itself in knots. Even so, show me a starry cast and a hint of mystery and it is likely that I will be sucked in agai...

Canberra International Music Festival / Concert 8, “Do I Matter?”  At the Fitters’ Workshop, May 2. Reviewed by IAN McLEAN. “DO I Matter?” is one of a two part chamber music work in the “Hidden Thoughts” series by Australian composer Katy Abbot, the senior lecturer in composition at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. “Hidden Thoughts” came about following an online survey where more than 200 women submitted answers to questions, such as: “Do you have hidden thoughts a...

★★★★ Reviewed January 6 The work begins with darkness, silence and undifferentiated shapes, slowly awakened by insects, dim light and the sound of slow breath. A crouching figure slowly emerges from a bed of clay and, in gathering light, the sounds turn to stertorous effort, rising in intensity as the labour of extending the clay bed across the performing area grows. Jane Sheldons performance of Poem for a dried up river combines opera, poetry, physical theatre and art. Cred...