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A man is standing on a milk crate. There are people dancing around him in a production of In The Heights.
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In The Heights review: Lin-Manuel Miranda will have you dancing in your seat

In The Heights, by the theatrical force behind Hamilton, pulses with heritage and history.

A woman is looking at a man through a veiled frame in Three Plays.
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Three Plays review: Tennessee Williams in snack form by Ground Floor Theatre

Three rarely seen one-act plays by Tennessee Williams are given the omnibus treatment on the Old Fitz stage in Three…

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Of The Land On Which We Meet By Na Djinang Circus

Groundbreaking circus company Na Djinang presents Of The Land On Which We Meet - a visually stunning three-hander show that…

Four men in front of various contraptions in production of The War of The Worlds.
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The War of the Worlds review: the radio adaptation in a new Perth venue

This production of The War of the Worlds is based on Orson Welles' radio version of HG Wells' famous book.

A publicity image for The Street Theatre's production of 'The Chosen Vessel', a new Aboriginal Gothic play by Dylan Van Den Berg. The photo depicts an Aboriginal woman staring at the camera; a white man stands ominously behind her, disappearing into the shadows.
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What is Aboriginal Gothic? Ask The Chosen Vessel playwright Dylan Van Den Berg

Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg and Kalkadoon director Abbie-lee Lewis discuss the emerging theatrical genre, Aboriginal Gothic.

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Platform Arts

Death Warmed Up

An immersive performance and dinner event where attendees are invited into the farce: what would it be like if funerals…

A man cradling a woman's leg in a production of Miss Julie.
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Miss Julie review: Strinberg in modern dress at fortyfivedownstairs

A modern interpretation of Miss Julie is still shocking and relevant.

A man and a woman in Regency costume are holding hands and facing one another in Pride and Prejudice.
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Pride and Prejudice review: a modern iteration by Bloomshed at Darebin Arts Centre

A thoroughly modern take on the marriage market of Pride and Prejudice.

The cast of The Marriage of Figaro in costume in a large hall.
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The Marriage of Figaro review: a favourite returns to Sydney Opera House

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's classic comedy, is never boring thanks to Opera Australia.

A promotional image for La Boite and Dead Puppet Society's climate change production, 'We're All Gonna Die!'. The photo shows a female Asian-Australian actor's shocked looking face as they are engulfed by spreading rubbish and garbage.
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We're All Gonna Die! – Maddie Nixon's climate show 'smashes Brisbane's buildings'

We’re All Gonna Die! embraces a monstrous metaphor, with the help of Dead Puppet Society and La Boite.

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