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For decades, TV has had a ‘rape problem’. But Off Campus proves stories about sexual violence don’t need to be graphic to be powerful.
As TikTok invests in short-form scripted series, it’s leaning into the same storytelling, advertising and viewing habits that defined television.
A romantic country escape? No. James Litchfield’s Alphabet Lane is a horrifying commentary on the loneliness of rural living.
The eight-part remake attempts to revive the glossy melodrama of the 1980s bonkbuster while reframing its heroine for a contemporary audience.
It is not feasible, nor indeed ethical, to run a facial recognition system against all images on the internet.
I track my characters from the dog-days of the pandemic to an undisclosed near future where mainstream politics has collapsed and a populist revolt is unleashed.
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
The experimental Belgian theatre director believes Miller’s works lend themselves well to the emotional savagery of Greek tragedy.
Our cinema expert brings you the best (and a few of the worst) at this year’s film festival in the capital.
Bryan Brown shines in the new film which, although occasionally clunky, will appeal to fans of the opera and Australian cinema.
While the writing and main star Noni Hazlehurst shine, the play is let down by poor design choices.
Even though you see the story coming, it arrives fresh and surprising – set against a stunning coastal backdrop.
Teresa Palmer leads a stellar local cast in this gripping new six-part series.
On the political stage, image is everything. So politicians use props and theatrics to stir emotion and create memorable moments.
The Glass Menagerie catapulted Tennessee Williams to fame. A new revival by Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre revitalises it for modern audiences.
Two concurrent London productions of Oedipus might seem like overkill, but they actually worked to demonstrate the versatility of the tragic form.
The new show, centred on power struggles in Australia’s Top End, joins a spate of successful Australian commissions released by the streamer this year.
The eight-episode series follows a range of fictional characters as they live through true events that took place in Australia in 1979.
Three sisters who all are dealing with the imminent loss of their father in very different ways.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Griffith University
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Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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PhD student, University of Warwick
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Vice-Dean of Education and Senior Lecturer, School of Performing and Digital Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Research Associate, Institute of Coding, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Irvine
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Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Education, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Political History, University of Nottingham
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Professor of History, University of St Andrews
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Lecturer in Media and Journalism, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Teaching Fellow, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Lancashire