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A dance sequence from Post-Orientalist Express, 2026. A shirtless male dancer poised on one foot with his arms extended; he wears a colourful headdress and costume.
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Post-Orientalist Express review: spectacle, parody, and the limits of post-orientalist dance in a festival economy

A fascinating but unresolved Sydney Festival production by avant-garde Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn.

The Comedy of Errors. Photo: Grant Leslie Photography / Sport For Jove Theatre Co.
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The Comedy of Errors review: a riotous modern take on Shakespeare's comedy

Sport for Jove's production of The Comedy of Errors gives the Bard's absurd comedy a few modern twists.

I Love My Computer – Ninajirachi. Image: NLV Records. Best Australian Albums and EPs.
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Best 10 Australian albums and EPs of 2025

It's been a great year for Australian albums and EPs – here are 10 of the very best.

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Slam poets prepare for the 2025 Bread & Butter Poetry Slampionship at Sydney Opera House

A regular slam poetry night is moving to the stage of the Sydney Opera House to decide the 2025 Bread…

Shrimp Show. Installation view, Velvet Lobster. Photo: Supplied.
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Shrimp Show review: Velvet Lobster shines a light on emerging Australian artists

Shrimp Show marks the first anniversary of this exciting new Sydney gallery.

Di Morrissey. Photo: Pan Macmillian.
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The Endless Sky review: Di Morrissey delivers an endearing outback saga

Prolific Australian author Di Morrissey returns with her 31st novel, cleverly blending adventure, mystery and media-world drama.

Born On A Thursday. Image: Phil Erbacher.
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Born on a Thursday review: violence, force and fervour

Jack Kearney’s simmering Born on a Thursday draws us into a typical Western Sydney home in 1998.

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Iksha II review: myth made human at Seymour Centre

With brilliant dancers and bold ideas, Iksha II attempted to reframe the legendary figure of Ravana from The Ramayana.

L-R: Tom Conroy and Colin Friels in Belvoir's 2025 production, 'The True History of the Life and Death of King Lear and his Three Daughters'. A bloodied, pale and shirtless younger man and an older, grey-haired man, speak intently to one another in a moody photograph of Belvoir's Shakespeare production.
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Much ado about who? The enduring appeal of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is having a Renaissance moment. What has caused this enduring fascination, and how do his plays resonate with…

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Cowbois review: no guns, no politics ... no purpose? 

A blissful first act followed by a long downhill mosey, Cowbois fails to live up to its own publicity.

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