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A man cradling a woman's leg in a production of Miss Julie.

Miss Julie review: Strinberg in modern dress at fortyfivedownstairs

A modern interpretation of Miss Julie is still shocking and relevant.

History's Strangest Deaths.
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History’s Strangest Deaths review: Riley Knight’s book is a deadpan romp through history 

History's Strangest Deaths is a comedic portrait of the folly of life, death and history itself.

A piece of artwork that shows rows of trees on a screen at Ritual Eternal.
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Ritual Eternal review: group show exhibition at Project8 Gallery

Melbourne gallery unveils its latest high quality visual essay: Ritual Eternal.

Gallery view of an exhibitio with colour abstract paintings and round table sculptures. Janet Dawson
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Janet Dawson: Far Away, So Close review: a well-earned retrospective

The Art Gallery of NSW maps out Janet Dawson’s career highpoints – an inspiration for artists working today

Two male breakdancers perform on a high building, the cityscape visible behind them. The two young men are photographed in joint handstands; with their legs extended, their feet touching as if supporting one another. The photo illustrates Artshub's On the move column, a weekly summary of Australian arts sector appointments.
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On the move: latest arts sector appointments

Your weekly round-up of Australian arts sector appointments.

Nina Korbe as Molly Johnson in a promotional image for QPAC and Opera Australia's 2026 co-production, 'The Drover's Wife – The Opera'. The photo shows a First Nations woman standing in profile, her arms folded and her face shadowed beneath a battered Akubra hat. The background is shadowy, highlighting the isolated female figure.
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The Drover's Wife – The Opera to have 2026 world premiere at QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre

Adapted by Leah Purcell AM from her play, novel and film, The Drover's Wife – The Opera features a score…

A man and a woman in Regency costume are holding hands and facing one another in Pride and Prejudice.
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Pride and Prejudice review: a modern iteration by Bloomshed at Darebin Arts Centre

A thoroughly modern take on the marriage market of Pride and Prejudice.

Music and emotion. Image: Wesley Tingey on Unsplash.
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Why do I feel so emotional hearing music from my teenage years?

The way music communicates and evokes emotion is what makes it so important – particularly during the teenage years.

The cast of The Marriage of Figaro in costume in a large hall.
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The Marriage of Figaro review: a favourite returns to Sydney Opera House

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's classic comedy, is never boring thanks to Opera Australia.

The artist Loribelle Spirovski (a young woman with brown hair in an up do smiling) with her hand on the shoulder of her sitter, William Barton (a middle-aged Aboriginal man holding a didgeridoo) in front of a large portrait painting of Barton sitting at in a room with a similar position.
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Arts prize winners and finalists: 29 July to 4 August 2025

William Barton portrait awarded Archibald People's Choice, memoir of war wins National Biography Award. This week's prize winners and finalists.

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