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Tomáš Kantor, a curly-haired 20-something person dressed in non-traditionally gendered clothing, in the 2026 Midsumma production Sugar at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Sugar review: a frothy, fun and fearless Midsumma treat

This whirlwind production works Chappell Roan into Pretty Woman by way of Tomáš Kantor’s commanding queerness.

A scene from Hamlet Camp, now playing at Carriageworks. Three fair-skinned, middle aged men dressed in white, are photographed in the midst of an intense performance.
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Hamlet Camp review: 'To be, or not to be' as an occupational hazard

Quick, funny, and uncomfortably human, Hamlet Camp drags you into a world where art won’t let go, and neither will…

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…

L-R: Tom Conroy and Colin Friels in Belvoir's 2025 production, 'The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and his Three Daughters'. A bloodied, pale and shirtless younger man and an older, grey-haired man, speak intently to one another in a moody photograph of Belvoir's Shakespeare production.
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Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with…

Victoria's Minister for Creative Industries the Hon. Colin Brooks MP speaks at the launch of La Mama Theatre's 2026 program on 27 October.
Opinions & Analysis

La Mama 2026 and beyond: reflect, reconnect, relaunch

La Mama reopens after a year of reflection and reconnection, doubling down on ‘complete artistic freedom’ and committing to staging…

ILBIJERRI's Artistic Director of almost 18 years, Dr Rachael Maza AM. The photo shows Maza, an older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with greying hair, sitting in a leafy courtyard. She is smiling, almost laughing, and leans forward with her hands clasped and her elbows on her knees.
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Rachael Maza on shaping the narrative, trusting her gut and preparing to say goodbye

After almost 18 years as ILBIJERRI’s Artistic Director, Dr Rachael Maza AM is stepping down at the end of the…

A dark-haired woman sitting on a bed clutching a red book in Anne Being Frank.
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Anne being Frank review: what if the Holocaust diarist had survived?

What could have been had Anne Frank published her memoir?

A man and a woman embracing in Othello.
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Othello review: a pared-back production by Melbourne Shakespeare Company

With its themes of domestic violence, Othello has continuing relevance.

Two people in black standing on steps. There are big columns behind them in a production of Caesar.
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Caesar review: This production in Townsville by TheatreiNQ is superlative

This iteration of Julius Caesar has an epic quality.

Nic Prior in Belvoir's 2025 production, 'Orlando'. An androgynous figure wearing a punk-inspired blonde wig with a short, spiky fringe and long hair at the back, sits with their hands in their lap against a mirrored background. They are also wearing a pleated grey skirt and skin-hugging white and yellow top.
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Orlando review: a dazzling journey traversing time, place and identity at Belvoir

Trans and non-binary actors take centre stage in this highly theatrical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s gender-bending classic, 'Orlando: A Biography'.

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