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Ganesh Versus The Third Reich. Image: Sarah Walker.
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Ganesh Versus the Third Reich review: a stunning return of theatre at its best

Back to Back Theatre’s Ganesh Versus the Third Reich is theatre of rare and mythic excellence.

Henry Lawson used to feature on Australia's $10 banknote, but has since been replaced by Banjo Patterson. Image: RBA.
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Henry Goes Bush review: an action-packed caper on the legacy of Henry Lawson

Wayne Marshall's debut novel Henry Goes Bush is a wild ride.

Tirra Lirra by the River at Byron Theatre. Photo: Kate Holmes.
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Tirra Lirra By the River review: Toni Scanlan delivers a formidable performance

This new adaptation of the classic novel Tirra Lirra by the River is cluttered at times, but anchored by a…

Brian Lipson's A Large Attendance In The Antechamber. Photo: Keith Brame.
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A Large Attendance In The Antechamber review: Brian Lipson makes a timely return for Rising

Twenty-six years after its debut, Brian Lipson’s acclaimed A Large Attendance In The Antechamber is back in Melbourne for Rising.

A Year Without Summer. Image: Mayra Wallraff.
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A Year Without Summer review: a frustrating invocation of Mary Shelley

Florentina Holzinger returns to Rising Festival with a new, scattershot work, A Year Without Summer.

Installation view, Brian Robinson: Multiverse, Newcastle Art Gallery, 2026. Photo: Matt Carbone. Courtesy: the artist.
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Newcastle Art Gallery's stunning new exhibitions open up a multiverse

Brian Robinson's Multiverse headlines the new exhibitions at the Newcastle Art Gallery.

Sermsah Bin Saad in Lazarus. Photo: Steven Mitchell Wright.
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Lazarus review: poignant play is a rallying cry for justice

Now playing in Melbourne, Lazarus nimbly recounts the challenges overcome by Taungurung Elder Larry Walsh.

Sheridan Harbridge in Prima Facie at Griffin Theatre. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Prima Facie review: a victorious return for a phenomenal Australian play

Sheridan Harbridge delivers another powerhouse performance in this limited run return of Suzie Miller's celebrated Prima Facie.

Donné Ngabo in Retrograde. Image: Sarah Walker.
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Retrograde review: Ngabo nails it as Sidney Poitier

Retrograde sees a persecuted Sidney Poitier fighting back against Joseph McCarthy's 'Red Scare' crusades in the USA.

Paula Arundell in The Birds. Photo: Brett Boardman/ Belvoir St Theatre.
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The Birds review: ambition outflies execution in Belvoir's avian thriller

An Australian adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1952 gothic horror The Birds lands at Belvoir, with Paula Arundell taking on…

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