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A woman standing at a stove. She's holding onto a red oven mitt. A scene from in Mi Todo Productions' 'Mary Jane' at The Old Fitz Theatre, 2025.
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Theatre review: Mary Jane, Old Fitz Theatre

An intimate portrait of a woman caring for her chronically ill son.

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.

Timothy Jones outside the Seymour Centre.
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Timothy Jones: What I’ve learned after 16 years at the Seymour Centre

Tim Jones reflects on the highlights and challenges of his 16 years at Seymour, and shares his firmly held beliefs…

So you want my arts job? Indie theatre director Cassandra Fumi smiles at the camera. She is fair-skinned and has wavy, shoulder-length blonde-brown hair and wears a black jumper
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So you want my arts job: Director, Independent Theatre

If you love collaborative storytelling that helps communities form around a common goal, directing indie theatre productions may be the…

Old Fitz. Image is rows of bench theatre seating, with two young women sitting on the front row, one in a patterned dress and one in a white shirt and dark skirt.
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New Ghosts take over the Old Fitz

New Ghosts Theatre, led by independent artists Lucy Clements and Emma Wright, will take the reins of Sydney’s iconic Old…

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Pathways for artists

Dealing with rejection, getting started, developing scripts, finding teams, writing grant applications... How do we support artists on the brink…

Reasons To Be Invisible by Katy Warner. Image by Janko Ferlic
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Regional theatre company, Lab Kelpie, wins prestigious theatre award   

Katy Warner's 'Reasons To Be Invisible' will be developed by Lab Kelpie thanks to the Australian Children’s Theatre Foundation and…

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Greening the arts through collective action

Liv Satchell and Christian Taylor discuss the importance of sustainability plans and environmental awareness when creating new indie theatre productions.