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Two female-presenting actresses with dark hair in dark maid costumes stand stoically behind a blonde, female-presenting actor who wears a dress in a light-coloured fabric.
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Philosophy, pleasure and pain: Genet's The Maids at The Street Theatre

Caroline Stacey explains why she has chosen UK playwright Martin Crimp's translation of 'The Maids' for Canberra audiences.

A pushbike on the left of the stage. On the right is a person dressed as a stork in yellow pants and a white ruffly top. A scene from Antipodes Theatre Company's 'Storked' at Theatre Works.
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Theatre review: Storked, Theatre Works

The politics of pregnancy from a queer perspective.

Mr Squiggle, puppet with a pencil as a nose, and a black board with a sad expression.
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Mr Squiggle and K-pop megastars heading to Canberra in 2 new exhibitions

What do Mr Squiggle – a famous puppet – and Korean pop culture have in common?

A blonde woman in a white top and black pants is standing near a clock that says 1978. A man is sitting on a brown couch and behind him is another man standing in the distance. A scene from Thursday’s Child Theatre's 2025 production of Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal'.
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Theatre review: Betrayal, Chapel off Chapel

Harold Pinter's classic play is still relevant decades later.

A painting of little figures camping by the beach in a naive style.
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Pay Attention! – and maybe learn a thing or two

Cairns Indigenous Art Fair returns with an empowering message and new cultural experiences in tropical Queensland.

Ensemble in various period costumes from 1927 dancing on stage in Cloc Musical Theatre's 'Nice Work If You Can Get It'.
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Musical review: Nice Work If You Can Get It, The National Theatre

Socialites and bootleggers jive to the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.

Three men in Elizabethan style costume against and elaborate backdrop. Two are fighting and the third is lying on the ground.
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Theatre review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

A riotous romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, this Abridged version is as hilarious as it is joyful. 

People gathered around a long table looking at material in books and pamphlets in a dark room.
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Opportunities and awards

New jewellery prize and songwriter awards, plus winners of humour writing, and more!

A bearded, fair-skinned man peering above a white paper creation of a building which rises up from the pages of a book. The building, and the forlorn figure of a woman holding a book to her chest, have been ornamented with ink on their paper foundations.
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Peformance review: The BookBinder, DreamBIG Children’s Festival

New Zealand’s Trick of the Light Theatre took Adelaide audiences on a whirlwind ride with their award-winning one man show.

An orchestra on stage with a theremin player seated at their centre.
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Music review: Theremin & Beyond, City Recital Hall

The haunting, unusual theremin collides with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in this spellbinding concert.

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