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Sydney Fringe Festival's 2026 program is full of surprises. Photo: Daniel Boud.
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Sydney Fringe director's picks: 11 unmissable shows

Sydney Fringe's Artistic Director Patrick Kennedy reveals his picks of this year's festival, but says the real joy is often…

Festival Director Patrick Kennedy with artists for Sydney Fringe 2025. Photo: Daniel Boud.
Interviews

Can Sydney Fringe help rebuild Australia's indie theatre ecosystem? Patrick Kennedy thinks so

The Sydney Fringe Festival Director shares his plans to create a year-round force for artists.

Pretty Woman The Musical. Photo: Daniel Boud.
Features

Can Pretty Woman nab the fairytale ending and make it on stage in Australia?

After the worrying early closures of Beetlejuice and Back to the Future, the movie-to-musical path is no longer a guarantee…

Grey Gardens, presented by Clovelly Fox and Fortyfivedownstairs. Photo: Ben Fon.
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Grey Gardens review: the strange story of the cult documentary turned musical

This Melbourne production is for fans of hidden musical theatre gems and admirers of the original Grey Gardens documentary.

Drag queens perform at opening night for Divine Playhouse. Photo: Anna Hay.
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Fears for artistic freedom grow as religious backlash shuts down new queer arts venue

Threatened with eviction, Sydney's Divine Playhouse is fighting back against conservative protestors, prompting fresh concerns about censorship.

CircusWA's Eclipse. Photo: Tashi Hall.
Interviews

CircusWA's young artists tackle the Anthropocene, and visa issues, in Eclipse

CircusWA talks to ArtsHub about its latest production, Eclipse, and the heartbreak around its missing artist.

Noongar composer Aaron Wyatt in a promotional image for Decolonising the Bells, his collaboration with Speak Percussion, which premieres at Kindred People in September. An Aboriginal man with long hair, a short grey beard and glasses, faces the camera. We wears a kangaroo-skin cloak and holds a handbell in one hand and a painted stick in the other.
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First Nations festival Kindred People joins Melbourne’s crowded arts calendar

Presented by Monash University, the new festival will run biennially if its first iteration is a success.

Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust returns for Brisbane Festival 2026. Fireworks light up Brisbane's skyline and bridges at night, and are reflected in the Brisbane River.
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Rise and shine, this year's Brisbane Festival has events starting at 6am

‘This year, Brisbane Festival is tuned to the frequency of this city,’ said Artistic Director Ebony Bott.

contemporary dance: a photo of four dancers, three of whom are dressed in a bright red costume moving vigorously on stage against a black background. One of the four, a male dancer, is bare-chested and his head is covered with a drum (musical instrument). There is another drum on stage pictured at the of the photo.
Industry News

Profits or losses for contemporary dance companies: who’s in best and worst shape?

In lean times for the sector, contemporary dance companies are maintaining stability while some are securing partnerships to extend their…

Brian Lipson's A Large Attendance In The Antechamber. Photo: Keith Brame.
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A Large Attendance In The Antechamber review: Brian Lipson makes a timely return for Rising

Twenty-six years after its debut, Brian Lipson’s acclaimed A Large Attendance In The Antechamber is back in Melbourne for Rising.

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