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April 30, 2025

Bell Shakespeare presents Shakespeare’s political epic Coriolanus

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Bell Shakespeare stages Shakespeare’s political epic Coriolanus. The production opens in Sydney at The Neilson Nutshell from 20 June until 19 July, before touring to Arts Centre Melbourne from 24 July until 10 August.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans and starring Logie winner Hazem Shammas (Macbeth, Safe Harbour, The Twelve) in the titular role, the play is a timely exploration of power: how it is gained, how it is kept, and how it is granted.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Bell Shakespeare stages Shakespeare’s political epic Coriolanus. The production opens in Sydney at The Neilson Nutshell from 20 June until 19 July, before touring to Arts Centre Melbourne from 24 July until 10 August.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans and starring Logie winner Hazem Shammas (Macbeth, Safe Harbour, The Twelve) in the titular role, the play is a timely exploration of power: how it is gained, how it is kept, and how it is granted. As the production unfolds in a setting reminiscent of Eastern Europe in the 1990s following the fall of the Berlin Wall, parallels are drawn between the political structures of ancient Rome and contemporary global politics.

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April 14, 2025

NGUNUNGGULA UNVEILS TENDER

Ngununggula has unveiled Tender, a major new all-women exhibition featuring seven leading Australian painters, Sally Anderson, Sarah Drinan, Laura Jones, India Mark, Dionisia Salas, Julia Trybala and Amber Wallis.

Open until 15 June 2025, Tender delves into the concept of ‘tenderness’, a term often associated with notions of care and femininity, to explore its significance and many meanings beyond a gendered lens. Through new and existing work, the exhibition urges audiences to consider this sensitive yet provocative emotion as a multifaceted human experience, woven into the human form and permeating all aspects of life, from physical gesture and sensory perception to the ways we feel about and express ourselves.

Ngununggula has unveiled Tender, a major new all-women exhibition featuring seven leading Australian painters, Sally Anderson, Sarah Drinan, Laura Jones, India Mark, Dionisia Salas, Julia Trybala and Amber Wallis.

Open until 15 June 2025, Tender delves into the concept of ‘tenderness’, a term often associated with notions of care and femininity, to explore its significance and many meanings beyond a gendered lens. Through new and existing work, the exhibition urges audiences to consider this sensitive yet provocative emotion as a multifaceted human experience, woven into the human form and permeating all aspects of life, from physical gesture and sensory perception to the ways we feel about and express ourselves.

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April 9, 2025

TOM POLO’S FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT NGUNUNGGULA

Ngununggula has announced details for leading Australian artist Tom Polo’s first major institutional solo exhibition, in a part of your mind, I am you, running from 28 June – 24 August 2025.

One of the most acclaimed painters of his generation in Australia, Tom Polo is known for his vivid, gestural works that explore notions of conversation, gesture, and emotional exchange as embodied acts of portraiture. in a part of your mind, I am you will showcase the breadth of Polo’s distinct style, developed over 15 years.

Ngununggula has announced details for leading Australian artist Tom Polo’s first major institutional solo exhibition, in a part of your mind, I am you, running from 28 June – 24 August 2025.

One of the most acclaimed painters of his generation in Australia, Tom Polo is known for his vivid, gestural works that explore notions of conversation, gesture, and emotional exchange as embodied acts of portraiture. in a part of your mind, I am you will showcase the breadth of Polo’s distinct style, developed over 15 years. The exhibition will feature new works, including a major large-scale multi-panel painting, a collection of intimate works on paper developed during the artist’s recent residency in New York, and a site-specific billboard installation.

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