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Four men in front of various contraptions in production of The War of The Worlds.
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The War of the Worlds review: the radio adaptation in a new Perth venue

This production of The War of the Worlds is based on Orson Welles' radio version of HG Wells' famous book.

A publicity image for The Street Theatre's production of 'The Chosen Vessel', a new Aboriginal Gothic play by Dylan Van Den Berg. The photo depicts an Aboriginal woman staring at the camera; a white man stands ominously behind her, disappearing into the shadows.
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What is Aboriginal Gothic? Ask The Chosen Vessel playwright Dylan Van Den Berg

Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg and Kalkadoon director Abbie-lee Lewis discuss the emerging theatrical genre, Aboriginal Gothic.

A man cradling a woman's leg in a production of Miss Julie.
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Miss Julie review: Strinberg in modern dress at fortyfivedownstairs

A modern interpretation of Miss Julie is still shocking and relevant.

A man and a woman in Regency costume are holding hands and facing one another in Pride and Prejudice.
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Pride and Prejudice review: a modern iteration by Bloomshed at Darebin Arts Centre

A thoroughly modern take on the marriage market of Pride and Prejudice.

Melbourne's Butterfly Club has closed, sending shockwaves through the independent sector. The photo depicts a dead butterfly, partially crushed on a sandy beach.
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How the independent sector rallied after The Butterfly Club’s shock closure

Indie companies and venues discuss the implications of The Butterfly Club’s closure, and sound a warning for the future of…

A promotional image for La Boite and Dead Puppet Society's climate change production, 'We're All Gonna Die!'. The photo shows a female Asian-Australian actor's shocked looking face as they are engulfed by spreading rubbish and garbage.
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We're All Gonna Die! – Maddie Nixon's climate show 'smashes Brisbane's buildings'

We’re All Gonna Die! embraces a monstrous metaphor, with the help of Dead Puppet Society and La Boite.

Grief is the Thing with Feathers. Image: Brett Boardman/ Belvoir Street Theatre.
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Grief is the Thing with Feathers review: Belvoir St Theatre struggles

Belvoir St Theatre's adaptation of Grief is the Thing with Feathers has the potential to reach excellence, but ...

A man in a black suit surrounded by five other people in different costumes.
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Sydney Fringe Festival: bigger and bolder than ever in 2025

This year's Sydney Fringe Festival is embracing more local and international talent than ever and a decentralised model of place.

A young boy is crouching to the side. Behind him is a ladder in a production of Yong.
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Yong review: new play takes us from China to the goldfields of Australia

Jenevieve Chang's Yong mixes fact and fiction to explore a boy's journey to the Ballarat Goldrush of 1857.

Two women and a man in colourful clothes on roller skates. Kimberly Akimbo
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Kimberly Akimbo review: a Broadway musical hit now making its Australian premiere

The Australian premiere of a Tony Award-winning musical, first staged in Adelaide and now in Melbourne.

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