Tag: Australian culture

Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton has won the Archibald Prize for the second time, this time with her portrait of the actor Hugo Weaving.

INTERVIEW | Half-Australian actress Mariah Gale stars as a brilliant but troubled mathematician in a new production of award-winning play ‘Proof’.

One of Australia’s most recognisable ballet stars at London’s Royal Opera House is back on stage this month. Principal with The Royal Ballet Steven McRae features in the new work 24 Preludes by Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, one of a three-piece spectacle at Covent Garden.

Queensland based artist Caroline Magerl will be demonstrating her portrait preparation techniques in London at the Debut Contemporary in Westbourne Grove on Saturday 9 March.

INTERVIEW | Aussie expat and newly-appointed CEO of Opera Australia, Craig Hassall, shares his career highlights, mentor’s advice and networking tips with MICHELLE MCCUE. He offers his advice to Australians in London trying to pursue careers in the Arts, and reflects on what makes Aussies popular in the UK.

This year six Australians have been shortlisted in the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, a showcase of the world’s best emerging and established photography talents. All shortlisted photographs will be on display at Somerset House from 26 April - 12 May.

The American film, I Want Your Love, due to be screened at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) in March has been banned by Classification Australia (CA). The film has already been shown at LGBT festivals around the world and will be screened next Wednesday at the Riverside Studios in ...

REVIEW | Tina, In The Green Dress is the ambitious collaboration between emerging electro-pop group A History and theatre company TwistedHip. The interactive show tells the story of Tina, an American girl who is estranged from her lover Jimmy when he is drafted to Vietnam.

Equator's WOW - Women of the World/ World of Women Festival (UK) presents highlights of the Australian WOW (World of Women) Film Festival on Saturday 23 February and Thursday 28 March at the Amnesty International Centre in London.

Hugh Jackman warned people not to bet on him ahead of the BAFTAs and he’s been proven right, losing out to Daniel Day-Lewis.

Artworks depicting a kangaroo and dingo are the subject of a British government export ban, delaying their Australian purchase.

Australian designer Dion Lee is one of six finalists competing for the International Woolmark Prize at London Fashion Week on 16 February 2013.

The recent dustings of snow in Oxford meant either grumbling about the cold (for the locals) or exciting photo snaps to send back home (for the Australians).

Whilst London was shivering through the recent cold snap, Sydney was sweating through a heatwave. This photo captures Sydney Harbour on one of those 40 degree nights - sun and cocktails by the sea.

Australian Times contributor Elizabeth Glanville and fellow writer Fiona McCready will launch their debut novels, The Imaginist and Patchwork, in Camden on 21 February.

Australia is a nation of amazing natural beauty and beautiful landscapes. This Australia Day we bring you some incredible images of Australia as a little taste of home.

AUSTRALIA DAY IN UK | Celebrate Australia Day in London 2013 with a special 'Sunday in the Apartment' at Australia House showcase of Australian talent. Special guests include stage and screen star Adam Garcia, Michael Falzon from the musical War of the Worlds and fashion designer Benjamin Mach ahead of ...

The first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge by Paul Emsley has been unveiled to the public at the National Portrait Gallery, and is already diving opinion with its ‘realistic’ portrayal of Kate Middleton.

A late summer evening in created the perfect conditions for this amazing shot of one of the highest peaks in the Alps, the Matterhorn.

Fans of Wilbur Smith will enjoy Aussie author Tony Park’s latest thriller, African Dawn — a tense and pacey read through the stories of three families in Zimbabwe.

Japanese snow monkeys have remarkably similar characteristics to humans, particularly when they're found relaxing in the hot springs. Aussie reader James Martin snapped this amazing shot of a monkey relaxing in the snow.

BOOK REVIEW | In his new book Bali Raw, Bali resident Malcolm scott scratches the surface and exposes the unknown aspects of the popular tourist retreat.

Sunrise in Sydney, when the sun's rays first cast over the city's iconic locations, is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.

Australian artist Patricia Piccinini is currently exhibiting her first UK solo show at London gallery Haunch of Venison until 12 January 2013.

The Bridle Trail between Bathurst and HIll End in NSW is full of rugged and varied terrain and beautiful wild views. Camping and bushwalking is popular along the route.

Some of the best sky in world can be seen in Australia's mountains in winter. Titled 'heart tree stars' this shot captures the beauty of the Milky Way from rural Australia.

REVIEW | A must-see for film buffs, the V & A Hollywood Costume Exhibition even has a few surprises for the discerning Australian viewer.

As late evening sets over the wheat paddocks of Western Australia, one reader snaps this shot to share a little piece of home with us here in the UK.

Australian mezzo-soprano Lauren Easton sings as part of Glyndebourne Opera's 2012 Tour.

Ahead of her first UK stand-up show since 1999, Judith Lucy talks to GEORGE KATRALIS about her journey up through the ranks of Australian comedy, and what she would do with Ryan Gosling if she had the chance.

There is nothing quite like that feeling of standing in an empty country field, staring up at a million stars set against a deep expanse of black. Help recreate that feeling with the winning images of the Royal Observatory’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Can Australians tell a tale to top all others? Come find out at the London Storytelling Festival, where three Australians - comic and radio presenter Sarah Bennetto, screenwriter and comic Deborah Frances-White and comic storyteller Asher Treleaven — will entertain and engage with their funny fables.

Two Australian photographers have earned commendation in this year’s Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Their images are amongst the one hundred that have made a competitive shortlist, and are currently captivating audiences at the Natural History Museum in Kensington, London.

It may be happening 16,000 km away, but that doesn’t mean Australians in foggy London can’t embrace the glitz, glamour and sunshine of the “race that stops a nation” — Melbourne Cup.

After getting stabbed on a London bus Australian Timba Smits took time out to recover and re-group, before setting up a community-based organisation to tackle youth disengagement and inspire upcoming artists, culminating in the Kaleidoscope International Creative Festival this November.

REVIEW | Benedict Andrews directs his version of the classic Russian play, Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, at the Young Vic.

Glyndebourne, a name that evokes palpitations of awe and excitement in the breast of any opera singer, has chosen to showcase young Australian talent in its upcoming touring season across the UK.

The National Gallery at Trafalgar Square is renowned as home to some of civilisations most iconic works of art, from van Gogh’s Sunflowers to da Vinci’s Virgin on the Rocks.

The arrival of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) on stage at London’s Cadogan Hall earlier this month may not have been directed by Danny Boyle or introduced by Stephen Hawking.

Renowned Australian author Bryce Courtenay has revealed his stomach cancer is terminal but says he's ready to die.

After a successful tour in Europe, Geelong-based theatre company Back to Back are back in Australia but still looking to reclaim the swastika with their elephant-headed deity and a theatre group of stars.

The Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery has opened its latest exhibition of Indigenous art featuring the artists of Ampilatwatja.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | The Australian bill for Edinburgh Fringe is taking shape while back home The Beach Boys are set to ride a wave of nostalgia and an unknown Tassie singer takes us to the world.

Queensland-based illustrator and artist Caroline Magerl has returned home to Australia after exhibiting at the fourth annual Parallax Art Fair in Chelsea.

Kelly Lovelady, Artistic Director of London-based chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru, directs an experimental beat poem performance this Sunday at the Brighton Fringe Festival.

Australians David Freeman, Grant Doyle and Joshua Bloom have their names in lights for the upcoming summer Garsington Opera at Wormsley.

That’s Grouse: The British Show is a new exhibition in London by Australian artist Linton Meagher. He seems modestly proud as he walks around Gallery 8 in St James's, chatting and taking congratulations from visitors to the opening of his first London solo exhibition of his semi-sculptural, mixed media works.

KRIS GRIFFITHS meets the Hollywood star at a Jacob's Creek wine launch in London, where she discusses her "terrifying" upcoming role as Diana Spencer in a new biopic of her final years

Musical comedian and self-confessed atheist, Tim Minchin, has accepted a role as Judas Iscariot in a London reboot of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical.

Aussie author Tim Griggs has lived and worked on more continents than most people will visit in their lifetimes. The corporate writer-come-journalist-now-novelist met with EMILY BANYARD in London to chat about Churchill, travel, living in the UK and his new novel, Distant Thunder.