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Ballet Review: ALICE (in wonderland), Crown Theatre, WA

This co-production between West Australian Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet revitalises Lewis Carroll's classic book.

The 7 Stages of Grieving: A young Aboriginal female performer kneels onstage against a black backdrop that has cursive white text written on it displaying words like Nation', 'Telling' and 'People'. She is holding a small sign that says 'reconciliation'.
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Theatre review: The 7 Stages of Grieving, Subiaco Arts Centre

30 years after its premiere season sent lightning bolts through Australian theatres, this one woman play still strikes a chord.

Three people sit on a couch, a mousy woman in her 30/40s dressed in brown, an older woman in a turquoise housecoat and turban and a man in his 30/40s dressed in brown and facing off with the older woman. A coffee table is in front of them. Mother Play.
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Theatre review: Mother Play, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Family ties that bind, loosen and break.

A black woman and a black man are laughing. She's wearing a white hat and a yellow suit, he's wearing a grey suit with a red tie.
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Theatre review: Primary Trust, Ensemble Theatre

In a world of chaos and war, this good-natured play about kindness is a wonderful tonic.

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Theatre review: Breaking the Castle, Frankston Arts Centre and more

This extraordinary piece of writing is brought vividly to life in a one-man show by and starring Peter Cook.

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Theatre review: 1984, Comedy Theatre

An excellent production of George Orwell’s powerful warning of what happens when we lose our souls to the State.

group of female Indigenous dancers with one applying face ochre using phone. NAIDOC
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6 things to do this NAIDOC week

6 ways that you can centre and support First Nations artists this NAIDOC Week.

Two men and two women in casual clothes on stage, singing.
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Performance review: Being Alive: The Music of Stephen Sondheim, Hayes Theatre

A show for fans of Stephen Sondheim and musical theatre.

A woman in a red top i staring down at a man who is on the ground surrounded by debris.
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Theatre review: Blackbird, KXT on Broadway

A harrowing play about the loss of innocence.

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Opinions & Analysis

A million moments in mid-air: why Gravity & Other Myths, and our sector, need a new way forward

Touring live performance in today's world is getting harder, perhaps there's a better way of organising funding for the touring…

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