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Other lives: Performance theatre enthusiast whose work focused on bringing stage productions closer to local communities ...

From live audio descriptions to fabric swatch booklets, designers including Chet Lo are rethinking the catwalk experience for blind and low-vision clothes-lovers ...

After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a 1bn renovation ...

Thousands flock to Oxford Street in Darlinghurst to participate in the 48th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or have the chance to watch the parade roll past ...

He may not be a cyclist, but the photographer was drawn by this bike shop's jumble of frames and parts ...

For one heart surgeon, seeing the Renaissance artist's anatomical drawings gave him a natural understanding of the body that was often overlooked in modern medical science ...

Amanda Seyfried is Shaker all over in a wild period drama, while Damon Albarn and his cartoon cohort return with a polyglot offering ...

Stepping off the night train, full of memories of his life there three decades ago, the writer finds a changed city fighting for survival ...

The exhibition brings sculpture to the fore - by artists including Archie Moore, Kirtika Kain and Nathan Beard - and leaves space for big questions and great humour ...

Letters: The picture was akin to Joan Miró's sculpture Sa majesté le roi, writes Dr Lalith Chandrakantha, while Peter Lowthian praises the snapper for his talents ...