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Willoughby Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Keith McInnes.
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Playing and belonging: inside the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2027 season

From Beethoven to Sibelius and Carmina Burana, the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2027 season is full of musical treats. For its musicians,…

Performance Contemporary, Sydney Contemporary 2025. Photo: Wes Nel Photography.
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Ten editions on, has the Sydney Contemporary art fair kept its big promises?

While sales have ebbed, signs of market maturity and growing engagement are recalibrating how we register success of Australia’s largest…

Artist's render of 'The Dark', opening at Powerhouse Parramatta on November 7. Photo: Supplied.
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Leading Australian theatre talents drive Powerhouse Parramatta's illuminating new exhibition

Powerhouse Parramatta reveals full program, with theatremaker Kip Williams tapped for new exhibition The Dark.

David Wenham stars in STC's 'An Iliad'. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Sydney Theatre Company's five-star hit An Iliad is touring to Melbourne

David Wenham returns to the stage in STC's acclaimed Trojan War epic, An Iliad.

John Cameron Mitchell revisits Hedwig and the Angry Inch at MIFF. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit

As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…

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…

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.
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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.

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