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Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam outfit is featured in DIVA. Image: Supplied.
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Diva review: mighty goddesses unite in this glittering exhibition

The first exhibition at Melbourne's new Australian Museum of Performing Arts is a star-studded look at the diva through the…

Performances & Gigs

Zilla & Brook

Freak Out! The After Party

Step into the ultimate late night dance party where circus, burlesque, cabaret and live acts collide with the pumping pulse…

Meow Meow’s Red Shoes. Image: Brett Boardman.
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Meow Meow’s Red Shoes review: a cabaret masterclass

You’re never quite sure where Meow Meow's cabaret caper is going, but it's so good you don’t care.

Performing Arts Guide

Womens Circus

No Regrets: Women's Circus End of Year Cabaret

A joyful community cabaret celebrating bold choices, big feelings and the incredible talent of Women’s Circus members. An uplifting, all-welcome…

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Billy, Barry and Friends

Back by popular demand, internationally acclaimed showman Thomas Armstrong-Robley

Joel Bray Dance's 'Garabari' features in the Blak Out program at Sydney Festival 2026.. Three First Nations people, two male-presenting and one female-presenting, pose dramatically on a smoky, yellow-lit back-lit stage. Sydney Festival 2026.
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Sydney Festival 2026 celebrates 50 years of helping shape the city’s culture

Festival Director Kris Nelson discusses his inaugural Sydney Festival program, and looks to the future while celebrating the festival’s legacy.

The Mighty Caesar. Circus De Licious. Photo: Ian Sutherland.
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Circus De Licious review: promising variety show doesn't quite hold together

The Circus De Licious performers brought energy but the Melbourne Fringe show lacked cohesion.

Melbourne's Butterfly Club has closed, sending shockwaves through the independent sector. The photo depicts a dead butterfly, partially crushed on a sandy beach.
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How the independent sector rallied after The Butterfly Club’s shock closure

Indie companies and venues discuss the implications of The Butterfly Club’s closure, and sound a warning for the future of…

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Sydney Fringe Festival: bigger and bolder than ever in 2025

This year's Sydney Fringe Festival is embracing more local and international talent than ever and a decentralised model of place.

The Butterfly Club is closing. The photo shows a collection of dead butterflies pinned in a case.
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Breaking: Melbourne’s Butterfly Club to close indefinitely

The sudden announcement has shocked cabaret artists and theatremakers booked to perform at the intimate CBD venue in the coming…

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