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Perth theatre production Lé Nør [the rain] is being adapted into a feature film

Lé Nør [the rain] will become a feature film with production company Light Sound Art Film.

Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer are preparing to hand over the reins of Hayes Theatre Co. Photo: Harvey House Productions.
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Australia needs an Off-Broadway. The Hayes Theatre is the answer.

For Richard Carroll and Victoria Falconer, musical theatre isn't a commercial pursuit – it's a living, unruly art form.

Troy Rogers in Drug Baby. Photo: Frankie the Creative.
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From drug baby to the stage: Troy Rogers' triumphant return to Frankston Arts Centre

Acting classes at Frankston Arts Centre were a bright light in Troy Rogers' troubled childhood. Now he returns, this time…

Jodie Comer in Prima Facie. Image: NT Live.
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Theatre on the silver screen: ‘Not till you’ve seen one do you understand how accessible it is’

National Theatre's stage-to-cinema program brings some of the world's biggest actors and productions to Australia.

Lord of the Flies at Theatre Works, Melbourne. Photo: Matthew Chen.
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All sound and fury, this Lord of the Flies stage play signals far too little

Currently showing in Melbourne, Director Steven Mitchell Wright’s cacophonous production of Lord of the Flies loses sight of the novel's…

Ballkids at La Mama Theatre in 2024. Photo: Darren Gill.
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Let's hope Ballkids bounces back onto stages soon – it deserves to be seen far and wide

Tennis is the backdrop of a beautiful friendship in Ballkids, the award-winning two-hander starring Mich McCowage and Izabella Yena.

Dead as a Dodo. Photo: Erato Tzavara.
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Dead As a Dodo descends into the underworld: ‘That's what puppetry brings – an easy way in’

Arriving this week at Brisbane Festival, the international hit Dead as a Dodo uses puppetry to draw audiences into a…

Dion Mills and William Lonsdale in Luke. Photo: Cameron Grant / Parenthesy.
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Angus Cameron's slippery new play Luke is full of shifts and surprises

A long-buried scandal in a regional college is twisted out of shape in Angus Cameron's button-pushing new play, Luke, at…

Kate Mulvany will star in a new solo production of Richard III. Photo: Jo Duck / MTC.
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Kate Mulvany will play every character in MTC’s ambitious new take on Richard III

Melbourne Theatre Company's ambitious 2027 season sees a solo tour de force from Kate Mulvany, along with the return of…

Werewolf plays at the 2026 Brisbane Festival. Photo: Lewis Ferris.
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Werewolf turns a party game into immersive theatre: ‘Every night is so completely different’

The hit production Werewolf arrives in Australia for Brisbane Festival.

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