David Hare’s 1995 play Skylight, which is on now at the Melbourne Theatre Company, tells the story of two estranged lovers who are drawn to each other again, despite their opposing political outlooks.

Sheridan Palmer discusses her biography of Bernard Smith, one of Australia's first true art historian, and a man who helped us understand the value of our own art.

Irish writer Colum McCann shares his favourite works of art for Top Shelf, including the great classic Ulysses by James Joyce.

A new play tells the true story of Julia Pastrana, a 'bearded woman' who toured North America and Europe in the 1850s.

A new work exploring the Aboriginal kinship system by two choreographers who got to know each other – and discovered they were related – while dancing together at Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Director Donna Jackson uses art for social change. Her show Dust used performance to tackle the issue of asbestos.

A lively debate on whether technology is degrading our language and whether it matters that the 2015 Oxford Dictionary's word of the year was an emoji.

Fox Poncing, a brand-new show from Geraldine Quinn is at this year's Melbourne Cabaret Festival.

Louis Nowra's 1970s masterpiece Inner Voices uses the true story of imprisoned Russian Tsar Ivan VI as an allegory of isolation and the abuse of power.

There's more to Irish dance than Michael Flatley.