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Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, a fair-skinned man with red hair, plays an accoustic guitar live on stage while standing in front of a screen showing a larger-than-life black and white image of himself.
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Ed Sheeran announces 2026 Australian tour

Sheeran, who recently surpassed 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, returns to Australia in January-February after a record-breaking 2023 tour.

The four members of Eddy Current Suppression Ring rehearse in a nondescript band room.
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Eddy Current Suppression Ring returns after nine year hiatus for free headline gig

The underground favourites, renowned as a blistering live act, have reformed to play Melbourne’s Fed Square in September.

Protestors gather outside ANU.
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Outrage as ANU announces cuts to School of Music

As ANU signals changes to its School of Music, national arts education leaders warn of long-term damage to the sector.

Performances & Gigs

Rebecca Perich - The Sunhouse

Greeking Out

A one-woman comedy show that’s giving... masterclass meets standup meets party for Dionysus!

Performances & Gigs

Zilla & Brook

A Night Under the Stars with Watty Thompson and Friends

Part of the 2025 FUSE Festival by the City of Darebin and Darebin Arts.

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Zilla & Brook

FUSE Festival Opening Weekend 2025

For special weekend, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre & Civic Square will be transformed into a vibrant festival hub, illuminated…

A middle aged, fair skinned women sits with legs crossed and hands raised in a rehearsal room. This is actor Rebecca Gibney in a scene from Sydney Theatre Company’s 'Circle Mirror Transformation', 2025.
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Circle Mirror Transformation review: another safe bet from the Sydney Theatre Company

STC presents a competent but uninspired staging of US playwright Annie Baker’s award-winning play, Circle Mirror Transformation.

Two older woman sitting at a table. The Spare Room
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Lessons from The Spare Room: what’s the real complication in your story?

Knowing where the complication lies is the true key to every storyteller’s job.

A mixed media collage of eight portraits.
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 22 to 28 July 2025

Adelaide Fringe poster competition returns, Creative WA Fellowships for young talent plus Lester Prize shortlist and more opportunities.

Rumbleskin. Image: Kimberley Summer.
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Rumbleskin review: Australian stage show meets American gothic

Writer Ames May Nunn and director Alonso Pineda have crafted a modern allegory in Rumbleskin, at fortyfivedownstairs.

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