It takes a very brave actor to play a man as irredeemable as the late Jimmy Savile, but Steve Coogan is up to the task.

Police user pay charges are up to 12 times more expensive for NSW-based festivals than in Victoria, state parliament has heard.

The iconic festival gave us the return of No Doubt, a surprise duet from Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey and an on-stage spray courtesy of Blur frontman Damon Albarn.

With a highly physical heist that winks to a real-life theft and some prodigious physical skill on show, these two new circus performances delight and enchant.

Sydney lost its collective nonna on Wednesday, following the death of Giovanna Toppi, the Italian immigrant who built a culinary empire and helped change the way this city ate.

Songs, pins and testing the cardboard beds: athletes are having a lot of fun behind the scenes in Paris.

Books editor Jason Steger shares his top picks for novels to get you through the chilly winter weeks.

This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes a thrilling play about footy and racism; the Jonas Brothers’ play Rod Laver Arena on first-ever Australian tour, Fred again..’s instant arena tour; and two comedies: one about two super-Karens meeting for their weekly lunch, and another about two youn...

The behemoth cooking show has a new group of judges, and they’re reminders of the program’s core values.

The Deb is a new comedy musical backed by Rebel Wilson, who plans to turn it into a feature film.

The not-for-profit theatre says it cannot afford to continue making work.

Documentary makers are increasingly concerned about the cost of accessing the ABC’s archive and the impact that will have on telling Australian stories.

The pop star’s slick new album addresses her recent tabloid drama head on.

If you want the Break My Soul singer to perform at your function you better be prepared to break the bank.

The Pandemonium rock festival was supposed to feature Alice Cooper and Blondie, but reports it has been cancelled have left ticket-holders confused.

Krystle Wright stars in a new National Geographic documentary about the life and work of people who travel the world capturing nature.

He’s become a better, more watchable and more consistently bankable comedic lead than any other male actor going around.

The American writer’s latest novel imagines the days when George Orwell was a policeman in Burma.

The former first lady seems not to crave the constant attention which is her husband’s oxygen, but she apparently has the same instinct for hustling as he does,

With her season one buzz cut – a result of her cancer treatment – long gone, the actor had to reimagine how she felt about her tough private eye character.

Don’t miss the final Australian season of cultural phenomenon, Hamilton for an exclusive discounted price.

This wrap of shows includes A Book of Hours, The Nervous Atmosphere, Turn, Turn, Turn, Culture Club at Rod Laver Arena and Maria Stuarda.

The British forced open trade with China by getting the population addicted to opium.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss follow Game of Thrones with another adaptation of a sprawling set of novels, but instead of dragons, this one has extraterrestrials.

Read ’em and weep. Royel Otis has swept the 2024 Aria nominations, with the indie duo up for eight prizes, while Kylie Minogue returns with five nominations of her own.