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Musical review: Guys & Dolls, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour

Guys & Dolls is a timeless, heart-warming tale, and this production offers a perfect night on the Harbour.

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Theatre review: Ophelia Thinks Harder, KXT on Broadway

A feminist reading of Hamlet with Ophelia at its centre.

Australian actor Heather Mitchell as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in ‘RBG: Of Many, One’ at HOTA from 3-5 April 2025. A fair-skinned woman, dressed as member of the American judicary, stares somewhat aloofly at the camera. Behind her is a salmon-pink background.
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World-class theatre comes to the Gold Coast

Australian playwright Suzie Miller’s acclaimed play about the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg will soon play a short season at HOTA.

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Fremantle International Street Arts Festival announces a fiery line-up for 2025

FISAF returns to celebrate its 25th year.

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Theatre review: Djuna, Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre

Power politics explored in this queer socio-drama.

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Theatre review: Boys on the Verge of Tears, fortyfivedownstairs

An exploration of identity and masculinity from youth to adulthood.

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Theatre review: Is That You, Ruthie? Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

The journey of a mother and daughter separated by the government’s removal policy is a heartbreaking tale of courage and…

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Theatre review: Love, Old Fitz Theatre

An intense fusion between location and production.

Three women. One is seated in the middle with yellow yarn. The other two gather around her.
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Theatre review: Macbeth, Roundhouse Theatre, La Boite Theatre

Seen via the lens of the prophetic three witches, a reimagined 'Macbeth' offers much promise, but fails in its vision…

An earlier iteration of 'Space-Out Competition' in Seoul. The free, participatory game comes to Melbourne for RISING 2025.
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RISING launches full festival program for June 2025

Melbourne’s winter festival RISING is “proudly challenging and uncompromisingly inclusive,” according to its co-Artistic Directors.

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