Since it closed to visitors this month, Mona is simply husband-and-wife David Walsh and Kirsha Kaechele’s house. Without the endless … More
Category: Arts
‘I was trying to take the piss’ says $50,000 Glover Prize winner
The winner of the $50,000 Glover Prize this year was “trying to take the piss” with his award-winning work of … More
The Gloaming review: Deliciously creepy tale is satisfying storytelling
Fans of The Kettering Incident, we have good news: The Gloaming is even better. The limited-run show is a masterclass is sending ribbons … More
Behind-the-scenes with gigantic puppet production King Ubu
See the article with photo gallery here. In true Mona Foma fashion, the festival is in the middle of pouring … More
Review: And that’s a wrap on Mona Foma 2020
“Hobart is over,” Brian Ritchie said on Monday, the concluding day of Mona Foma for 2020. More than 50,000 people … More
How The Gloaming’s Vicki Madden went from Brooks High to TV powerhouse
‘Showrunner’ is an industry term for a writer in control of a television production. Shonda Rhimes, behind Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal; Phoebe Waller-Bridge, … More
Artist to play ‘Wicked Game’ to near-extinct orchid species
In a graveyard in a Northern Midlands town, there lives a species of native orchid that exists nowhere else in … More
Dark Mofo ideas curator on religion, angry white men and what’s wrong with the left
DARK AND DANGEROUS: Ideas festival curator Laura Kroetsch. Picture: Supplied Dark Mofo launches on Thursday with its gathering of the … More
Guide to Dark Mofo 2019
Ogoh-Ogoh at Dark Mofo 2018. Picture: Dark Mofo Australia’s coolest and coldest festival kicks off on Thursday and runs until … More
The grassroots movement of men fighting to be able to be vulnerable
What does it mean to be a man? It’s become a fraught question in the #MeToo era. Stories of men’s … More
Local artists soak up Mona effect as festival wraps up
Much has been made of the international artists that Mona Foma has brought to Launceston. With hip-hop/RnB icon Neneh Cherry, … More
How the true-blue Workers Club became Launceston’s hippest party space
What is surely Launceston’s staunchest holdout of a bygone era has somehow become one of the city’s coolest venues. The … More
Blacksmith creates first instance of original Tasmanian steel
In Tasmania’s ancient, human-scarred landscape, the only constant is change. For blacksmith Pete Mattila, that change is a source of inspiration. … More
Life’s a drag for Launceston queen, and junior doctor, Zac Van Tienen
On a weekend night, Zac Van Tienen can most likely be found at Flamingos Dance Bar, Hobart. But you probably wouldn’t … More
A guide to Mona Foma in Launceston
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. This month, after a mini-launch last year in Tasmania’s second-biggest city, Mona Foma … More
Q&A with Faux Mo co-curator Willoh S Weiland
Mona Foma’s late-night party, Faux Mo, will run into the early hours of January 18-19. With the tagline ‘small town, … More
Robbie Arnott on his debut novel Flames, a Tasmanian fantasy adventure
To outsiders, Tasmania can already seem like a fantastical place. Alien landscapes sprout all over the central highlands, with cushion … More
Sawtooth ARI’s new director wants a more inclusive gallery
Sawtooth ARI’s new director wants to break down the barriers between the art community and the general public. Liam James, … More
Tumut Takes 2 raises $87K
The Tumut Takes 2 performers have pulled off a phenomenal feat. Months of rehearsing and a packed calendar of fundraising … More
Megan Gale heads Melbourne casting call for David Jones Autumn/Winter 2015 fashion launch
Originally published through the Age
Esperanto Magazine: the Melbourne Edition
Originally published through Esperanto Magazine I was the editor of Esperanto Magazine for the Exploration Edition, which involved commissioning and … More
An Oral History of the Astor Theatre
Originally published through Esperanto Magazine
Inflatable luminarium kicks off Melbourne’s inaugural SummerSalt festival
Originally published through the Age
Inside the Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia Pageant
Originally published through Hijacked
Inside Melbourne Art Fair
I have never discussed the nature of the human soul with a complete stranger – much less in under three … More
