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Hunger Games Marathon
Experience every chapter of the epic saga in one unforgettable day. From Katniss Everdeen's first trip into the arena through to the revolution that changed Panem forever...
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BUILT FOR STORIES
Brown's Mart Theatre fostering NT talent
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth
EDDIE TRAINWRECK & THE MONSTERS
New works from Rob Brown
CLASSICAL MUSIC, PALMERSTON STYLE
Darwin Symphony Orchestra
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Music
CLASSICAL MUSIC, PALMERSTON STYLE
Forget the stuffy concert hall. Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) swaps the traditional setting for a basketball court, bringing two very different orchestral experiences to Palmerston for a weekend of music...
TURN UP THE BEAT
There’s nothing quite like the sound of hundreds of young voices filling a theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE JULIANNE OSBORNE FOR MORE THAN four decades, The BEAT Festival has been...
Visual Arts
EDDIE TRAINWRECK & THE MONSTERS
Renowned local artist and mischief maker Rob Brown returns to present his latest solo exhibition, this time, inspired by the monsters that lurk under the bed – or more accurately...
ART FOR CHANGE'S SAKE
There are few birds that divide public opinion quite like the Australian White Ibis. Once a wetland regular, now an urban scavenger with a taste for chips and a knack...
Books and Film
TURNING THE PAGE ON A NEW CHAPTER
The Northern Territory has never been short on stories. Territory writers have long captured the people, places and cultures that make the Top End and Central Australia unlike anywhere else...
SURVIVAL IN FERTILE RUINS
In a four-day celebration of poetry and spoken word – including showcases, multi-disciplinary events, installations, workshops and panels – poets and audiences from around the world come together for the...
Performing Arts
ONCE UPON A NIGHTMARE
Forget happily ever after. Shake & Stir Theatre Co drags The Brothers Grimm out of the storybook and into the shadows with GRIMM – a dark, decadent reimagining of the...
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
Australia’s premier theatre company presenting works of William Shakespeare – aka The Bard – returns to Northern Territory stages to present one of his most famous works, Macbeth. WORDS TIERNEY...
Food and Drink
LOCAL CATCH
It’s no secret we love our seafood up in these parts, so it’s only fitting we spend a whole month celebrating the people, places, and produce behind the Northern Territory’s...
NEW KITCHEN ON KITCHENER
Calling all foodies, this one’s for you! Melbourne’s celebrated Flinders Lane restaurant Salted Egg has set up its second restaurant in Darwin, much to the delight of all of our...
Around Town
SEW GOOD
With the busy Top End festival season over, and the Wet season approaching, October might be a good time to learn something new. Cue Darwin AdultShort Courses! WORDS BROOKE GIBBS...
BUILT FOR STORIES
There are few places in Darwin where the past and present sit quite so visibly alongside one another, as they do at Brown’s Mart. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS STANDING ON LARRAKIA...
Festivals
LIVING TOGETHER AS ONE
Make the trip to Tennant Creek as Desert Harmony Festival returns this Picnic Day long weekend with four vibrant days of music, dance, workshops and celebration in the heart of...
KURRING IN KAKADU
Celebrate the Kurrung season in Kakadu, when the days are warm, the nights are cool, and the magpie geese are on the move. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE STEVE KELK, FOLDBACK...
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