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An earlier performance of POV, featuring different cast members than the performance reviews. n 11-year-old girl holds a sophisticated camera complete with antennae to broadcast it to screens in the theatre. She is filming a male actor, whose image is visible on a large screen behind them.
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POV review: live cinema refracts real life at Perth Festival

POV is a moving three-hander that features two new, unrehearsed adult actors every night.

Sydney Theatre Company's The Normal Heart. Photo: Neil Bennett.
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The Normal Heart review: a relevant and stirring revival of a seminal gay play

Almost four decades after its local premiere, A Normal Heart returns to the Harbour City for the 2026 Sydney Gay…

The Great Gatsby. Photo: Queensland Theatre Company / Shake & Stir Theatre Co.
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The Great Gatsby review: a vivid examination of the American dream

This theatrical production of The Great Gatsby is a faithful adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

Kate Holmes in Prima Facie. Image: NORPA.
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Prima Facie review: a relentless force of a play

There is a reason Prima Facie has become a global phenomenon, and this NORPA production delivers.

Rob Mills, Mackenzie Dunn, Natalie Bassinthwaighte, Gabriyel Thomas, John Waters join cast of Waitress. Image: Peter Brew-Bevan.
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Natalie Bassingthwaighte leads all-star cast in Australian premiere of hit musical Waitress

Waitress, Broadway's sweetest hit gets a slice of Aussie star power, with Natalie Bassingthwaighte among the stars joining the cast.

Sydney Mardi Gras 2026 highlights
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Sydney Mardi Gras 2026: culture highlights for artsy queers

Don't let all the drama rain on your parade – here are our 12 top picks for Sydney's annual LGBTQIA+…

Nelle Lee. Photo: Joel Devereux.
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The Great Gatsby debuts in Toowoomba

The Great Gatsby premieres at The Empire in Toowoomba before continuing its run in Brisbane.

Making of a Man, Quindell Orton: a photo of a performer lying on a stage propped up with one hand under their head, seen under a spotlight wearing an opened white shirt showing a fake silicon naked male chest costume which is tucked into to grey trousers.
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Making of a Man review: 'genuine' masculinities on show at FRINGE WORLD

Foundations of masculinity are unpacked in Quindell Orton's excellent ‘one man’ dance theatre work, Making of a Man.

Kid Stakes, presented as part of The Doll Trilogy. Photo: Matto Lucas.
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Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy to be performed for first time since 1985

An ambitious Melbourne theatre is taking on the challenge of staging the entirety of Ray Lawler's The Doll Trilogy.

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FRINGE WORLD reviews: Broken Wheel & sitting, screaming

Both performances tackle the fraught experiences of teens, but with differing levels of success.

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