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British author Hilary Mantel wins Costa literary award
Hilary Mantel has taken out best novel at the 2012 Costa Book Award for Bring Up the Bodies, the second…
Works by Damien Hirst progressively losing value
The price of artworks by Damien Hirst is progressively falling, with some of his work being withdrawn from auctions.
50 Shades not bad enough for Sex Awards
E.L. James’ 50 Shades of Grey and J.K. Rowling’s adult novel Casual Vacancy have missed out on the shortlist for…
Online program revolutionises Shakespeare teaching
The Royal Shakespeare Company has partnered up with the University of Warwick to deliver a new technique for teaching the…
Aussie exhibition to inspire London's Paralympics
Spare Parts is a unique exhibition of artistic prosthetic limbs set to take over London later this month.
Michael Jenn: Actor and Director
Accomplished English actor and director, Michael Jenn, will return to WAAPA next month to direct Arthur Miller’s theatrical masterpiece, The…
UK arts channel to broadcast live for arts funding
UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has suggested the implementation of a new state-subsidised arts channel that will require arts groups…
Sotheby's announces record sale numbers
Europe might be in dire straits, but there is one particular house everyone wants to be in, Sotheby’s auction house.…
'Enquirer': NTS play about phone-hacking scandal
In a quick-fire response to the current climate of tension in the media in the United Kingdom, the National Theatre…
UK authors campaign against library closures
A Speak Up for Libraries rally draws the attention of bestselling authors, who are amongst those protesting the closure of…