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Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. Photo: Supplied.
Features

'We were right in the firing line': an extract from Elizabeth Ann Macgregor's The Power of the Real

In this extract from her forthcoming memoir The Power of the Real, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor looks back on a critical…

Bell Shakespeare's Mackenzie returns for a 2027 national tour. Photo: Supplied.
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Mackenzie found a new generation of Shakespeare fans – now, it’s going national

In 2027, Bell Shakespeare is taking Yve Blake's Y2K twist on Macbeth on the road.

Photojournalist Lorrie Graham. Photo: Hugh Stewart.
Interviews

5 questions with… Lorrie Graham, legendary photojournalist

The veteran Australian photojournalist reflects on five decades behind the lens, and why trust matters more than ever.

Drag queens perform at opening night for Divine Playhouse. Photo: Anna Hay.
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MCA gives Divine Playhouse a new home after forced closure

The queer arts venue at the centre of a heated debate is being resurrected at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.

Nikki Shiels stars in the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Photo: Holly Ward / STC.
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Sydney Theatre Company brings Dorian Gray home to hero huge 2027 season

Nikki Shiels, Miss Fisher and Tim Minchin headline 2027 season as STC emerges from two years of losses.

That's Me in the Corner. Photo: Supplied.
Features

Sydney Fringe Reviewer Lab: the best of the festival so far

The writers in Sydney Fringe Festival's Reviewer Lab have been busy. Here are 6 shows that have caught their attention.

Sydney Theatre Awards 2025 winners - Lincoln Elliott and Joel Granger Phar Lap The Electro-Swing Musical (c) Robert Catto
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Bonkers, award-winning Phar Lap musical races back for a national tour in 2027

Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical will return with an expanded Sydney season before touring Australia.

Australian choreographer and former sheep farmer, Lewis Major enjoys a moment of calm in Scotland's Pentland Hills. Photo: Jane Hobson.
Interviews

From sheepshearing to the world stage: Lewis Major’s unlikely dance journey

Leading Australian choreographer Lewis Major is on a mission to make contemporary dance less intimidating.

Megan Wilding's Game. Set. Match. leads Belvoir's 2027 Season. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Megan Wilding’s hit rom-com revenge thriller heads up Belvoir’s 2027 season

Game. Set. Match. sets sights on Sydney as Belvoir refuses to play it safe with a bold 2027 season.

Billy Apple®, The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else, 1985/2009. Installation view, Sydney Contemporary 2026, Carriageworks. Photo: Gina Fairley. Courtesy: the artist, 1301SW and STARKWHITE.
Features

Sydney Contemporary 2026: standout booths, artists in demand and the energy on the ground

Did Sydney Contemporary’s 10th anniversary edition feel different, and what were the standout booths at Australasia’s largest art fair?

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