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Creating a new Australian musical through a personal story filled with love and joy

Keir Nuttall and Kate Miller-Heidke’s 'Bananaland' promises musical fun and side-splitting hilarity with some underlying serious themes.

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Overcoming threshold anxiety

Geelong Arts Centre’s redevelopment opens the venue up to the public eye, in a way that’s deliberately designed to ensure…

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When your comic other half is your actual other half

What would it have been like if Morecambe and Wise were a couple offstage too?

Salamander, Brisbane Festival. Image: Damien Bredburg
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Commitment to community at the Brisbane Festival

Celebrating home-grown talent, the Festival also includes significant international collaborations.

'Duck Pond' rehearsal, Yaron Lifschitz and cast. Photo: Jade Ferguson.
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A world premiere from the ever-inventive and imaginative Circa

The leading performance company explores the art of ballet, classical music and fairy tales alongside the physicality of circus in…

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The future-proofing of funny

Some of New Zealand's leading comedy forces explain how they managed to turn the sector's darkest times into bright beacons…

Stuart Maunder Photo credit: Thant Photography
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Australia’s first-ever festival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s works opens in Adelaide

A 10-day festival celebrating the comic genius of Gilbert and Sullivan is attracting new audiences and die-hard supporters.

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Laughing or crying? Comedians reading our moods in heavy times

When the outside world has you crying on the inside, what kind of live comedy can you handle?

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Comedy with a twist

If you've had your fill of sketch-based comedy or solo stand-ups with a mic, how about a show with a…

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Making the jump from RAW Comedy

What do comedy competitions like RAW give comedians and what’s the next stage in their career after competing?

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