Interview
David Walliams on censorship, comedy taboos and his advice to Adele
Having sold more than 56 million books to youngsters, the comedian is concerned about “sanitising” children’s classics.
- by Michael Lallo
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Cancel culture is a boogeyman: feminist author Roxane Gay
The Bad Feminist author, who will appear in Melbourne and Sydney later this year, on progress for women, Trump and being recognised in public.
- by Cassidy Knowlton
‘I felt this glass ceiling’: Why this star had to leave Australia to make her name
She’s been acting since her teens but Cleopatra Coleman finally gets her star turn in the riveting new series Clipped.
- by Robert Moran
People don’t think they’re being ageist: celebrity cook Maggie Beer
The acclaimed cook, author and advocate on why what we eat affects how we feel – and her mission to help the most vulnerable in society feel better.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Adam Hills is so popular he turns down offers from the royal family
The Spicks and Specks host is a huge star in the UK – and also a serious athlete.
- by John Bailey
Blondie were the darlings of punk. It just took us a while to realise
Chris Stein thought he’d gone back three decades when he and Debbie Harry brought their band to Australia.
- by JP O'Malley
‘I felt I could understand this role’: Sarah Brightman on playing Norma Desmond
The world’s best-selling soprano makes her return to the stage for the first time in 34 years in Sunset Boulevard.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Play School continues to affect everything I do: Noni Hazlehurst
The prolific actor has done everything from theatre, film to lifestyle presenting. But the beloved children’s show was one of the toughest.
- by John Bailey
A male listener hated feminists like her, but then she made him laugh
Deborah Frances-White was surprised when a man emailed her saying he’d listened to 18 months worth of her show, The Guilty Feminist.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Paul Murray (sort of) discusses his novel’s controversial ending
The Booker Prize-shortlisted author talks climate change, writing teenage characters and Judy Blume.
- by Kylie Northover
Death threats are an occupational hazard: Geoffrey Robertson
The leading human rights lawyer will grapple with state of the world in a new live show.
- by Kylie Northover