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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…

Robyn Reynolds and Chris Nguyen at their wedding. Photo: Supplied.
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Live comedy dating shows are on the rise, combining love and laughter

Audiences are flocking to comedy dating shows, looking for laughs and maybe a little chance at love too.

Alexander Briger conducts the Australian World Orchestra. Briger has his arms raised dramatically and his head is thrown back; orchestra members are arrayed before him, with audience members visible behind him.
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2026 season announcements: our rolling guide to the performing arts

Orchestras, recital centres, theatre companies and more: we're compiling a list of 2026 season announcements, to be updated regularly, for…

Hannah Gadsby will debut their new show at Malthouse Comedy. Image: Malthouse Theatre.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026 – top picks

MICF is gearing up to celebrate 40 years of funny – here are the shows you shouldn't miss

The front door of Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, with Nathan Beard's 'Floral Histories' installed. The portico of a Victorian-era building flanked by two old-fashioned lamp posts; floral artworks are visible in the windows on either side of the portico.
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20 years of Arts House: reflecting on where it all began

The founding Artistic Director of Arts House takes a look back at the early days of Melbourne’s home of contemporary…

Man in wetsuit with surfboard on beach with sculpture. SWELL Sculpture Festival
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Best opportunities, grants and awards for creatives: 8-14 December 2025

The Bald Archy Prize spreads its wings, major commissions and funding opportunities for 2026, and more.

Soul of Possum. Photo: Darren Gill.
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Soul of Possum review: a First Nations perspective on first contact

With Soul of Possum, playwright Brodie Murray balances a coming of age story against a moment of first contact –…

Born On A Thursday. Image: Phil Erbacher.
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Born on a Thursday review: violence, force and fervour

Jack Kearney’s simmering Born on a Thursday draws us into a typical Western Sydney home in 1998.

Christmas Actually. The Little Red Company.
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Christmas Actually review: come on and let it show

Christmas Actually is a rollicking good time sure to have audience members dancing in the aisles. 

Cleo Meinck and Emma Palmer in Fly Girl. Photo: Prudence Upton.
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Sydney’s year in theatre 2025: our three favourite shows

ArtsHub takes a look back at the year that was and revisits three of the most powerful theatre productions to…

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