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Kala Gare in the MTC production, My Brilliant Career. A young woman in a Victorian-era dresses stands atop a piano, holding one fist up triumphantly; an ornate chandelier hangs above her.
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My Brilliant Career wins Australia’s richest playwriting prize at AWGIE awards

The MTC's musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career has won the $120,000 David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for…

The Art of Storm-Whistling. Photo: Curious Roach Collective.
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The Art of Storm-Whistling: a mythical maritime story at Adelaide Fringe

The Art of Storm-Whistling follows a mythical journey across the seas.

James Rowland: Team Viking. A fair-skinned man with straw-blonde hair and a reddish beard stands thigh deep in the waters of the Thames. He is wearing a plastic Viking helmet with ahistorical horns, a black suit, white business shirt and black tie, and carries a burning torch made of rolled-up paper.
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Team Viking review: a hilarious, heartbreaking and healing masterpiece

The remarkable Team Viking was one of the standouts of the Adelaide Fringe opening weekend.

From left, Ben Prendergast, Ngaire Dawn Fair, Emily Goddard and John Leary in Kid Stakes, performed by Red Stitch Actors' Theatre as part of The Doll Trilogy. Photo: Chris Parker.
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The Doll Trilogy review: Red Stitch makes a marathon feel like a sprint

My word, she’ll be right… Ray Lawler’s pioneering The Doll Trilogy still makes for a stimulating day (and night) in…

Nat Jobe, Shay Debney, Manon Gunderson-Briggs, Amy Hack and Justin Smith in Hayes Theatre's production of Phar Lap: The Electro Swing Musical. Photo: John McRae.
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Supporting our stages: the NSW performing arts sector looks ahead

Over the past decade, state government support has helped independent theatres in New South Wales stay afloat. But they, and…

Art. Image: Brett Boardman.
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Art review: a revived classic holds a mirror to artistic and social foibles 

Yasmina Reza’s 1994 classic, Art, has opened in Sydney, starring Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz.

Malthouse Theatre's Black Light. Photo: Pia Johnson.
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Black Light review: Jada Alberts throws the spotlight on the matriarchy

Navigating kinship across generations, this world premiere of Black Light opens the Malthouse’s 2026 season.

Crossing the Divide. Image: Supplied.
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Crossing the Divide review: theatre for young people that grapples with tough questions

Crossing the Divide weaves a story about colonial explorers and modern day schoolkids.

Sheridan Harbridge in Prima Facie at Griffin Theatre. Photo: Brett Boardman.
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Prima Facie: Sheridan Harbridge to star in influential Aussie play's homecoming tour

The original production of Suzie Miller's global phenomenon is returning to the Australian stage.

From left, Michelle Fornasier, Caitlin Beresford-Ord, Helen Searle, Alex Jones, Rebecca Davis and Tegan Mulvany in Theatre 180’s production of 21 Hearts. Photo: Stewart Thorpe Photography.
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21 Hearts review: Theatre 180 brings wartime cruelties and courage to light

A strong ensemble cast brings audiences close to the horrors endured by Australians serving in World War II during the…

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