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So you want my arts job: Assistant Director
If you are willing to be an extra set of eyes and ears for the director, working as an assistant…
So you want my arts job: Conductor
If you are intuitive, passionate, generous and able to understand a piece of music as a whole, perhaps conducting is…
So you want my arts job: Venue Technical Manager
If you possess a broad range of technical skills, are calm under pressure and can solve problems creatively, then being…
Stephen Fry: Art is complex, terrifying, dangerous and wonderful – and quite useless
English author, actor and raconteur Stephen Fry explains why art is like wine and how he makes people smile as…
Top 3 tips for emerging directors
From the Archives: From independent theatre to the mainstage, directors offer practical advice for those starting out in their theatre…
So you want my arts job: Director, Independent Theatre
If you love collaborative storytelling that helps communities form around a common goal, directing indie theatre productions may be the…
LIFT's Kris Nelson appointed 2026-2029 Sydney Festival Director
Nelson, previously the AD/CEO of London International Festival of Theatre and Dublin Fringe's Festival Director, will start his tenure with…
Fringe festival furore as state’s US$32 million arts budget vetoed
Fringe festivals have reacted with shock to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ vetoing all arts funding on the basis that some…
Stuff the British Stole: Marc Fennell on repatriation, culture and the evolving museum sector
The second series of the successful Australian-Canadian television series lands on the ABC this month.
Vale Sir Andrew Davis
The much-loved conductor died on Saturday aged 80.