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Mackenzie turns Shakespeare's Macbeth into a teen pop star. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Mackenzie is more than a teen-pop twist on Macbeth – it's a test for Australian theatre

By betting on Mackenzie, Yve Blake's Y2K-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s darkest tragedy, Bell Shakespeare wagers that the classics still…

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A new stage play inspired by The Castle will debut in 2027. Image: Supplied/Michael Cassel Group.
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The Castle is coming to the stage – and the iconic Aussie film's creators are leading the adaptation

Working Dog joins forces with Michael Cassel for a brand-new stage production of The Castle, coming to Melbourne in 2027.

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Ponch Hawkes & Ian Bracegirdle: sex death country

Through painting Ian Bracegirdle and Ponch Hawkes explore questions of belonging and humanity failing to connect to land.

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Anne Dash & Emma Dash: TWIN

… Familiar images of sameness are revisited and subtly shifted; difference emerges within resemblance…

Exhibitions

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Barbara Rozenes: Courage, Colour, Finding Me

…I am fascinated by expression, by what sits beneath the surface……I am fascinated by expression, by what sits beneath the…

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Bundoora Homestead Art Centre

Bunjil Storytime

Join us to explore the creation story for the Wurundjeri people and the greater Kulin Nation.

Daniel Henshall in Uncle Vanya. Photo: Pia Johnson.
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Uncle Vanya review: Chekhov's classic gets a barnstorming update

This Melbourne production of Uncle Vanya ups the laughter without losing sight of the class divide that fuelled Chekhov’s work.

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Writers Victoria

Writing Compelling True Crime Stories

Step inside the engine room of real-life crime writing.

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