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Analysis

Why do lyrics touch us so deeply? We studied 35 years of hits to find out

Sometimes, the lyrics of a song can feel like they’re reaching into the very depths of our soul.

performing arts cost increases: a photo of a theatre's empty stage showing a ladder against its back wall and some equipment items at the back of the stage.
Industry News

Which cost increases are hitting performing arts companies hardest?

It’s tough times for many across the nation right now, including Australia's performing arts companies.

Director Sarah Goodes in the Break of Day rehearsal room. Photo: Simon Fazio.
Interviews

Director Sarah Goodes on Break of Day: 'You rarely hear stories from these areas'

For director Sarah Goodes, new Aussie play Break of Day could be the next Death of a Salesman.

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Fiddler on the Roof review: this joyous production pulses with life

Fiddler on the Roof, at Theatre Royal Sydney, somehow manages to be the show we need right now.

A fire destroyed Belvoir's workshop, but not the company's spirit. Photo: Supplied/Belvoir St Theatre.
News

'So much more than a workshop': Belvoir St Theatre's devastating storage fire

Days out from opening night, fire destroyed Belvoir's workshop. A remarkable community ensured the show would go on.

Amy Flannery. Photo: Teeclick.
News

Applause: arts prize winners and successes

This month, ArtsHub applauds the winners a $100,000 painting prize, an emerging art award, and more.

More than 250 people joined the Rally in Red to save Marian St Theatre. Photo: Supplied.
News

Red alert: the emergency campaign to save Sydney's iconic Marian St Theatre

Campaigners say there are just days left to save Sydney's Marian Street Theatre, as Ku-ring-gai Council prepares to scrap redevelopment…

Spring Awakening at NIDA in 2024. Photo: Julia Firak.
Sponsored

From NIDA to Opera Australia: 'You can only learn by doing it'

Director Claudia Osborne says NIDA's MFA in Directing taught her to keep pushing beyond the first idea.

Lucy Ansell in Red Stitch's Funeral Flowers. Photo: Jess D'cruze.
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Funeral Flowers review: a one-woman masterpiece at Red Stitch

Lucy Ansell delivers a knock-out performance in Funeral Flowers, a Scotsman Fringe First-winning play by British playwright Emma Dennis-Edwards.

Mackenzie turns Shakespeare's Macbeth into a teen pop star. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Mackenzie is more than a teen-pop twist on Macbeth – it's a test for Australian theatre

By betting on Mackenzie, Yve Blake's Y2K-inspired adaptation of the Bard’s darkest tragedy, Bell Shakespeare wagers that the classics still…

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