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A woman in black with blue glasses sitting against a grey wall. Performer of 'My Cousin Frank'.
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Theatre Review: My Cousin Frank, Arts Centre Melbourne

A tribute to the first Aboriginal person to represent Australia at the Olympics.

A man with a stuffed suitcase of playing cards running away from another man in an orange high vis vest.
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Performance review: Working Class Magician: Rehired, Arrow on Swanston

An inventive setup of a safety seminar for working magicians.

Two men in suits, one lighting a cigarette for the other.
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Theatre review: Smokescreen, fortyfivedownstairs

An acerbic two-hander that shows how tactics developed by the tobacco industry were used by the fossil fuel industry to…

A woman blindfolded and squatting with a knife. There are yellow and blue balloons around her.
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Theatre review: Waterloo, Theatre Works

The battlefield of ideas, politics, and moral dilemmas which we are involved in, with fascinating results.

Three people on stage with a blue fish puppet. Creative Futures Fund
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20 organisations named under Creative Australia’s new funding platform, Creative Futures Fund

$7.8 million delivered; so who received funding under the new Creative Futures Fund?

Five men stand in a sandy space with a fire pit in front of them. Dear Son. Bille Brown Theatre
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Theatre review: Dear Son, Bille Brown Theatre

Reflecting on First Nations fathers and sons, 'Dear Son' is a heart-warming tribute to masculinity, beautifully realised and lovingly delivered.  

A smiling First Nations woman with a black top and russet jacket, her hair is parted and slicked back. Frances Rings - what I've learned
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What I've learned: from leading Bangarra Dance Theatre

Artistic director Frances Rings shares her insights into leading a creative company

A woman sitting on a chair and a man standing behind her. They are both badly dressed in dirty rags an with wild, unkempt hair. The Twits. Roald Dahl.
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Theatre review: The Twits, Sydney Opera House

A theatrical adaptation of Roald Dahl classic children’s novel.

Theatre workers: a photograph of a theatre stage including the rafters, rigging and scaffolding structures above and behind the theatre stage.
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Reminder of at-height risks following theatre worker's death after fall

A tragic accident at a regional theatre last week is a reminder of the dangers involved in backstage theatre work.

Carer playing creatively with a newborn at home. Glow
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Glow: creative experiences designed for babies delivered to your doorstep

Touring regionally, Glow brings artistic experiences for babies and carers to their doorstep.

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