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The Nightline at Malthouse Theatre. Photo: Simon Fazio.
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The Nightline review: dial into this surreal hotline and eavesdrop on sleepless strangers

Part theatre, part audio experiment, The Nightline transforms anonymous confessions into an immersive experience.

Matilda the Musical returns in 2027. Pictured: Matilda Int. Tour 2023. Photo: Hanan Assor.
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Matilda the Musical is returning to Australia in 2027

More than one million Australians saw it the first time around. Now Matilda The Musical is back, with Tim Minchin's…

Thomas Gorham (left) and the Head First Acrobats. Photo: Supplied.
Career Advice

What I've Learned: Thomas Gorham, acrobat

Acrobat and circus artist Thomas Gorham of Head First Acrobats discusses his career, what it's like to perform naked and…

NAVA's Penelope Benton and Leya Reid outside the Fair Work Commission for the Case Management Hearing for Variation on the Commission’s own initiative – Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020 (AM2024/37), 2025. Photo: Supplied / NAVA.
Industry News

‘A stronger legal safety net’: Fair Work proposes clearer recognition for arts workers

NAVA welcomes proposed changes to a federal award while warning that minimum rates still fall short for skilled arts workers.

Powerhouse Parramatta will open in November 2026. Photo: Powerhouse Studio.
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The countdown is on – Powerhouse Parramatta sets opening date, reveals a taste of first exhibitions

The landmark $915 million museum will open 7 November with an exhibition exploring the history of shopping malls.

Detail of indicative artwork by Tim Silver, ahead of his piece for HEAD, Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Photo: Jek Maurer Photography. Courtesy: the artist.
Interviews

At the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, art refuses to stay safely on the wall

HEAP is an ephemeral commission engaging eight artists and 120 tonnes of soil for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Linday Beamish as Severin in Shortbus (2006). Image: ThinkFilm.
Interviews

What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program

From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.

Brendan Maclean's latest performance work is part of The Flying Nun's 2026 program. Photo: Supplied.
Features

The Flying Nun is encouraging experimentation in Sydney

Running until November, The Flying Nun's latest performance program spans everything from breakdancing to comedy lectures on brutalism.

Bloomshed's Animal Farm. Photo: Sarah Walker.
Interviews

Bloomshed theatre company on Animal Farm: 'You can say the dangerous things you want to say'

Bloomshed's James Jackson and Elizabeth Brennan talk Animal Farm and making bold theatre that engages and entertains.

Cut Chilli. Photo: Sarah Walker.
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Cut Chilli review: Australian race relations play is pacy, funny and thought-provoking

Chanturan Aran's Cut Chilli offers an important, and humorous, take on contemporary Australian race relations.

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