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Housewarming is giving away 18,000 free tickets to world-class acts. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Melbourne's State Theatre welcomes back audiences with free tickets to world-class performances

Arts Centre Melbourne celebrates the Ian Potter State Theatre's reopening by flogging free tickets.

David Wenham stars in STC's 'An Iliad'. Photo: Daniel Boud.
News

Sydney Theatre Company's five-star hit An Iliad is touring to Melbourne

David Wenham returns to the stage in STC's acclaimed Trojan War epic, An Iliad.

Composer and sound artist Alvin Lucier. Photo: Supplied.
Opinions & Analysis

Where does the artist begin and end? At Revivification at Now or Never, the answer's far from simple

Composer Alvin Lucier is dead – so why are clumps of his neural tissue powering Revivification at Melbourne's Now or…

Eddie Perfect. Photo: Michelle Grace Hunder.
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Eddie Perfect signs on to mentor a rising young star of musical theatre

The Next Up Music Awards are open to school-aged musicians, composers and lyricists.

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.
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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…

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