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SIX60 are coming to Australia. Image supplied.
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SIX60 to perform on the Sydney Opera House steps in 2025

New Zealand band SIX60 are set to light up the Sydney Opera House steps later this year.

Large cast scene in La La Bohème.
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La Bohème review: now relocated to 1930s Berlin at the Sydney Opera House

La Bohème is an operatic classic that still charms, but shows its age.

A young man and woman are sitting next to each other in Destiny.
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Destiny review: an MTC production that explores South Africa under Apartheid

Destiny, by promising playwright Kirsty Marillier showcases life under South African Apartheid but misses opportunities to deliver an emotional, philosophical…

A young man with blood on his hands. The Talented Mr Ripley.
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The Talented Mr Ripley review: STC production brings a well-known tale to stage

Patricia Highsmith's novel is adapted with theatrical shadow, light and dark.

A man and a woman sitting next to one another. He's holding up a wine bottle. Sarah Morrison and Bobby Fox in Ordinary Days.
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Ordinary Days review: a new New-York set musical at fortyfivedownstairs

Ordinary Days is an ode to chance encounters and the magic waiting to be found in metropolitan life

Undercover Artist Festival. Image: Morgan Roberts.
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Undercover Artist Festival: meet the stars and crew who bring it to life

In its tenth year, the Undercover Artist Festival continues to showcase performers with a disability – and wow audiences.

arts students: A photo of two young female university students walking while carrying their books in an open walkway on a university campus.
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Australian arts students unable to get US visas for study exchange

Four Bachelor of Arts (Dance) students at WAAPA have had to cancel their U.S. study exchange plans due to the…

Rhoda Roberts accepting the Wendy Blacklock Award at PAC Australia's Impact Awards. The photo shows an older Aboriginal woman with blue-framed glasses, black hair and wearing red lipstick and a dark blue top, speaking on video against a light blue textured background.
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PAC Australia’s IMPACT Awards: 8 winners announced

PAC Australia’s annual performing arts awards recognise national impact, arts leadership and excellence.

Kala Gare in MTC's original stage musical 'My Brilliant Career' which returns for an encore in the company's 2026 season. The photo shows a fair haired and fair skinned young woman in period dress posing dramatically beneath a glittering chandelier. Her head is tiled back and her eyes closed as she sings, her right arm thrusts upward and her left arm swings back behind her.
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My Brilliant Career: MTC announces encore season of original musical in 2026

The critically acclaimed musical theatre adaptation of Miles Franklin’s My Brilliant Career returns to the MTC in 2026.

A profile photo of a man with brown hair, a dark suit and blue tie. He is smiling. Michael Sterzinger, CEO of Queensland Symphony Orchestra. QSO
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CEO Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) – so you want my arts job?

Michael Sterzinger explains how he went from life as a tuba player in the Bavarian Youth Orchestra to being CEO…

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