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Historic Tony wins for Australians Sarah Snook and more on Broadway

Actor Sarah Snook and designer Marg Horwell shine as Australia celebrates multiple Tony Award victories.

Joe Paradise Lui, a Chinese-Australian man with long red-streaked back hair and wearing glasses, stands with his hands raised in front of a representation of Guanyin, the Chinese bodhisattva or goddess of Mercy and Compassion, who is played by the Chinese-Australian actor and theatre-maker Merlynn Tong. She has short black hair and sits with her hands raised, in a blue prop representing Guanyin and her many arms and hands.
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Theatre review: Legends (of the Golden Arches), RISING, The Lawler, Southbank Theatre

A wry, witty and self-aware theatrical journey through Chinese Hell, presented by the MTC for RISING.

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Performance review: Dusty The Musical: In Concert, Concert Hall, QPAC

Despite an energised semi-staged production, Dusty The Musical - In Concert fails to ignite.

a group of naked female dancers in red wigs, with one at the front leaning back with her arms behind her. Kill Me RISING 2025
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Performance review: Kill Me, RISING, Sumner Theatre

Raw, howling and yearning to be seen, Marina Otero's new work takes the white gloves off and puts the boxing…

A young girl likes on her back on the floor with a movie camera above her. POV
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Theatre review: POV, RISING, Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne

When you take two unrehearsed actors and a child telling them what to do, where to stand and what to…

A young woman and man are sitting on a patch of fake grass. Love and Information.
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Theatre review: Love and Information, Theatre Works

Information overload abounds with no love to be found in Theatre Works’ new production.

A living room scene. There is a man standing up looking at a woman seated on a brown couch.
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Theatre review: Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica, Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland

David Williamson's 'opposites attract' romantic comedy offers plenty of laughs and drama. 

An androgynous figure, their head tilted to the left, raises one sardonic eyebrow with the help of a plastic hand pointer on a metal stick. Digitally drawn green lines swirl behind them. The image also features two small sets of cascading tiles bearing the text '404 error message. Try again?'.

Sydney Fringe Festival teases 2025 program with new works from local, interstate and overseas creatives

Taking its lead from the major arts festivals, Sydney Fringe – which last year presented 500 events to 100,000 attendees…

A fair-skinned woman with wavy blonde hair bites one nail as she contemplates a budding tree branch. The scene is lit with a soft, warm light. A scene from the play 'Ripening' by Citizen Theatre.
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Theatre review: Ripening, Gasworks Arts Park

A heartfelt look at the intense experience of navigating pregnancy and childbirth in today’s Western medical system.

Two female road workers dressed in white helmets and orange hi-vis jackets sit in folding chairs. They nurse cups of tea and a Stop sign is drapped across their laps. A traffic cone is visible behind them.
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Theatre review: How To Hold A Sign, The Butterfly Club

An insightful and accessible exploration of the challenges faced by women working in the construction industry.

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