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Whatā€™s in store for season 2024 in the performing arts (part four)

From state theatres and ballet companies to a brand new play by Patricia Cornelius, here are more potential highlights for…

Richard Watts

Dec 6, 2023
The Long Pigs. Image is a darkly malevolent clown, sporting a black nose and brandishing a cleaver.
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Theatre review: The Long Pigs, Theatre Works

Darkly funny, this production pits black nose clowns against their cheery red nose counterparts.

Nina Culley

Dec 4, 2023
The Master and Margarita. Image is a group of five actors sitting, crouching or standing on stage in front of a huge lit W sign.
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Theatre review: The Master and Margarita, Belvoir St Theatre

Adapted from Bulgakov's classic novel, this stage version is compelling whether or not you're familiar with the original book.

Dennis Clements

Nov 30, 2023
The Seagull. A young man with a bloodied bandage on his head sits with his legs drawn up to him and is embraced by an older woman in a black jumper.
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Theatre review: The Seagull, Roslyn Packer Theatre

A contemporary version of Chekhov's famous play shows 'The Seagull' has lost none of its relevance.

Ned Hirst

Nov 28, 2023
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Image is a female in long black clothes sweeping another woman in what appears to be pale blue bathers off her feet. They are on a bare stage in front of a curtain.
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Theatre review: Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, fortyfivedownstairs

A night of queer spectacle jam-packed with laughs and all things camp.

Jenna Schroder

Nov 27, 2023
Six anonymous artists, their identities hidden by silver costumes and face masks, pise against a black background, They may be the band TISM. They may not be. Who knows? That's part of TISM's appeal.
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2024 Australian arts festival programs come into focus

From Adelaide Cabaret Festival to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, here are more festival highlights for 2024.

Richard Watts

Nov 24, 2023
Dirty Birds. Image a large ink set of a bedroom, with two women looking out a window with their backs to us.
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Theatre Review: Dirty Birds, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA

'Dirty Birds' explores the off-centre symmetry of sisterhood in a context of anxious absurdity.

Nanci Nott

Nov 23, 2023
A Very Jewish Christmas Carol. Image is two people standing on stage in a spotlight in front of a red curtain. One is dressed as a present, the other as a Christmas tree.
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Theatre review: A Very Jewish Christmas Carol, Southbank Theatre

A repurposing of Dickens' classic tale with a gingerbread golem and a miser called Scroogavitz.

Vanessa Francesca

Nov 23, 2023
Venus in Fur. Image is a woman in bondage gear and long dark hair standing in a purple it audition room.
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Theatre review: Venus in Fur, Fridays Studio, WA

The play within a play narrative of this production addressed themes of intersecting power and eroticism.

Nanci Nott

Nov 20, 2023
Welcome to Your New Life. Image is of three people sitting in a Play School like set, a man and a woman on a couch, looking expectant and listening intently, and a third person on a cube with the number 7 on the side talking to them.
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Theatre Review: Welcome to Your New Life, State Theatre Company SA

Based on a memoir, 'Welcome to your New Life' explores pregnancy and motherhood.

Dr Diana Carroll

Nov 17, 2023
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