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Tomáš Kantor, a curly-haired 20-something person dressed in non-traditionally gendered clothing, in the 2026 Midsumma production Sugar at Arts Centre Melbourne.
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Sugar review: a frothy, fun and fearless Midsumma treat

This whirlwind production works Chappell Roan into Pretty Woman by way of Tomáš Kantor’s commanding queerness.

A scene from Hamlet Camp, now playing at Carriageworks. Three fair-skinned, middle aged men dressed in white, are photographed in the midst of an intense performance.
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Hamlet Camp review: 'To be, or not to be' as an occupational hazard

Quick, funny, and uncomfortably human, Hamlet Camp drags you into a world where art won’t let go, and neither will…

Kylie Minogue's Padam Padam outfit is featured in DIVA. Image: Supplied.
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Diva review: mighty goddesses unite in this glittering exhibition

The first exhibition at Melbourne's new Australian Museum of Performing Arts is a star-studded look at the diva through the…

A dark-haired woman sitting on a bed clutching a red book in Anne Being Frank.
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Anne being Frank review: what if the Holocaust diarist had survived?

What could have been had Anne Frank published her memoir?

A man and a woman embracing in Othello.
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Othello review: a pared-back production by Melbourne Shakespeare Company

With its themes of domestic violence, Othello has continuing relevance.

Two people in black standing on steps. There are big columns behind them in a production of Caesar.
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Caesar review: This production in Townsville by TheatreiNQ is superlative

This iteration of Julius Caesar has an epic quality.

Nic Prior in Belvoir's 2025 production, 'Orlando'. An androgynous figure wearing a punk-inspired blonde wig with a short, spiky fringe and long hair at the back, sits with their hands in their lap against a mirrored background. They are also wearing a pleated grey skirt and skin-hugging white and yellow top.
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Orlando review: a dazzling journey traversing time, place and identity at Belvoir

Trans and non-binary actors take centre stage in this highly theatrical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s gender-bending classic, 'Orlando: A Biography'.

A scattering of old black and white photographs in The Last Princess of Lebanon.
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The Last Princess of Lebanon review: looking back at one's heritage

The Last Princess of Lebanon explores a great-grandmother's journey from a Lebanese palace to rural Queensland.

A young man and woman are sitting next to each other in Destiny.
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Destiny review: an MTC production that explores South Africa under Apartheid

Destiny, by promising playwright Kirsty Marillier showcases life under South African Apartheid but misses opportunities to deliver an emotional, philosophical…

A man and a woman sitting next to one another. He's holding up a wine bottle. Sarah Morrison and Bobby Fox in Ordinary Days.
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Ordinary Days review: a new New-York set musical at fortyfivedownstairs

Ordinary Days is an ode to chance encounters and the magic waiting to be found in metropolitan life

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