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Lacrima. Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez. 2026 Sydney Festival. Perth Festival.
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Lacrima review: a Gallic triumph on the Sydney stage

A theatrical tour-de-force, Lacrima rounds out the 2026 Sydney Festival before it continues its run at the Perth Festival.

Noah Skape presents Human Entertainment at FRINGE WORLD. Photo: Supplied.
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Human Entertainment review: an unforgettable absurdist variety act

In Human Entertainment, Noah Skape delivers a FRINGE WORLD fever dream.

UK comedian Raul Kohli anchors A History Comedy Show.
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A History Comedy Show review: an entertaining FRINGE WORLD three-hander

Hosted by award-winning comedian & history buff Raul Kohli, A History Comedy Show brings casual lighthearted fun to FRINGE WORLD.

Statue of Bacchus, 2nd Century CE. Collection of Museo Nazionale di Firenze, on view in ROME: Empire, Power, People, Melbourne Museum. Image: Supplied. 2026 Museum blockbusters
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Must-see museum blockbusters in 2026

Dive in to a stunning range of major museum shows in Australia this year – from exciting new permanent displays…

Pippin Drysdale Infinite Terrain: a photo of a ceramics exhibition in a large contemporary gallery space. The ceramics are colourful vessels and stone-like shapes of various sizes displayed on low to the ground wide shelf-like blocks and medium sized narrower plinths.
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Pippin Drysdale's Infinite Terrain review: charting 40 years in ceramics

Infinite Terrain celebrates the work of Pippin Drysdale in radiant style.

Alana Hunt: A photo of a contemporary art gallery space with two lightbox screen works in the middle of the space and a large screen work on the back wall.
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Alana Hunt’s A Deceptively Simple Need review: a meticulous study of Australia’s housing crisis

In her solo exhibition at PICA, Alana Hunt offers compelling perspectives on modern ideas of home ownership.

arts philanthropy: a bird's eye view over the atrium entry space of a large gallery showing around 15 gallery visitors moving around the space.
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Successful arts philanthropy fund winds up in scarce donor environment

A promising philanthropy initiative that has raised significant sums for independent arts projects in Western Australia has closed due to…

UP THERE (Boorloo). Up There Collective. Photo: Apurva Gupta.
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UP THERE (Boorloo) review: journey into Perth's forgotten corners

Led by Up There Collective, UP THERE (Boorloo) is an unusual performance and walking tour that invites participants to see…

A scene from WAAPA's new Australian musical by Eddie Perfect, 'Tivoli Lovely'. An elderly, grey-haired woman in a grey cardigan sits on a sofa in a nursing home as her showgirl memories of life on the Tivoli Circuit come to colourful life behind her.
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Tivoli Lovely review: Eddie Perfect’s new WAAPA musical is outstanding

Developed through WAAPA’s Premier Visiting Artist Fund, Perfect's 'Tivoli Lovely' pays tribute to Australia’s theatrical past.

fringe festival audiences: a brightly lit outdoor scene crowded with people queuing to enter a performing arts show in a circus tent.
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Which Australian Fringe festival is achieving the greatest growth?

All four of our major fringe festivals continue to draw strong crowds, but one looks likely to be on the…

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