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What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part five)

From indie theatre to choral masterpieces, 2024 has much to offer in the performing arts.
5 Jan 2024 13:49
Richard Watts
Publicity image for Future D. Fidel's 'La Belle Epoque' at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts. A black man is seen emerging from the shadows with a large chain necklace and what appears to be a floating crown above his head.

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Publicity image for Future D. Fidel’s ‘La Belle Epoque’ at Theatre Works. Photo: Morgan Roberts.

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As we ease cautiously into the new year, there are still many smaller companies yet to announce their full programs for 2024, while others are content to drip-feed details via ongoing seasonal announcements. Others launched their full programs with considerable fanfare in late 2023.

What’s in store in 2024 for the performing arts (part two)

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's former National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in early 2020. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association in 2021, and a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Photo: Fiona Hamilton. Follow Richard on Bluesky @richardthewatts.bsky.social and Instagram @richard.l.watts

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