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Finucane & Smith's Dance Palace: Hot divas, Hot chips, All sauce. Photo: Jodie Hutchinson.
Interviews

Melbourne's Luna Park is putting real-life artists back at the heart of its wildest attraction

As Finucane & Smith turns 30, the Melbourne amusement park is betting on the power of provocative live artists to…

The Nightline at Malthouse Theatre. Photo: Simon Fazio.
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The Nightline review: dial into this surreal hotline and eavesdrop on sleepless strangers

Part theatre, part audio experiment, The Nightline transforms anonymous confessions into an immersive experience.

Matilda the Musical returns in 2027. Pictured: Matilda Int. Tour 2023. Photo: Hanan Assor.
News

Matilda the Musical is returning to Australia in 2027

More than one million Australians saw it the first time around. Now Matilda The Musical is back, with Tim Minchin's…

Thomas Gorham (left) and the Head First Acrobats. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

What I've Learned: Thomas Gorham, acrobat

Acrobat and circus artist Thomas Gorham of Head First Acrobats discusses his career, what it's like to perform naked and…

Brendan Maclean's latest performance work is part of The Flying Nun's 2026 program. Photo: Supplied.
Features

The Flying Nun is encouraging experimentation in Sydney

Running until November, The Flying Nun's latest performance program spans everything from breakdancing to comedy lectures on brutalism.

Queensland Theatre's Do Not Go Gentle. Photo: Stephen Henry.
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Do Not Go Gentle review: award-winning play makes Brisbane debut

Five residents of an aged care home relive Robert Scott's famous South Pole expedition in Queensland Theatre's Do Not Go…

Bloomshed's Animal Farm. Photo: Sarah Walker.
Interviews

Bloomshed theatre company on Animal Farm: 'You can say the dangerous things you want to say'

Bloomshed's James Jackson and Elizabeth Brennan talk Animal Farm and making bold theatre that engages and entertains.

Cut Chilli. Photo: Sarah Walker.
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Cut Chilli review: Australian race relations play is pacy, funny and thought-provoking

Chanturan Aran's Cut Chilli offers an important, and humorous, take on contemporary Australian race relations.

Death of a Salesman. Photo: Jeff Busby.
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Death of A Salesman review: still relevant, still brilliant

Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte lead a terrific cast in Neil Armfield's winning production of Death of a Salesman.

Eva Seymour is at Edinburgh Fringe in The Understudy. Photo: Nick Robertson.
Interviews

'Throwing money into a black hole': The reality of taking an Australian show to Edinburgh Fringe

The fantasy of being ‘discovered’ is only part of the appeal. So why do artists risk everything for Edinburgh Fringe?

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