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Music review: Beethoven Festival, Hamer Hall

With beautifully playing and wonderful conducting, Jaime Martín, Beethoven and the MSO are always a must-see!

Two panels. On the left is author Santilla Chingaipe who is wearing a green and white dress. On the right is her book cover, 'Black Convicts", which is all in black with white font.
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Book review: Black Convicts, Santilla Chingaipe

Australia's trade in hidden slavery exposed.

androgynous figure with tenticals, sci-fi video art. Cao Fei
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Exhibition review: Cao Fei: My City is Yours, AGNSW

An exhibition that explores where reality, fantasy and the cyber worlds become indistinguishable.

Opinions & Analysis

‘Banana-taped-to-wall’ artwork no longer a joke after sale turns it into jarring symbol of societal inequity

A cryptocurrency millionaire’s actions after purchasing a famous conceptual artwork has transformed this piece into a disturbing commentary on widening…

A look at NSW’s Contemporary Music Strategy. Two musicians standing on stage back to back singing into a microphone. A diamond window of blue light frames them, and their faces are not visible.
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NSW's contemporary music strategy backs $250 minimum musician fees and calls for a new music school

The first-ever NSW Contemporary Music Strategy vows to invest $103 million over the next three years with funding initiatives and…

Samuel Gaskin in the 2025 Midsumma Festival production 'HONŌUR'. The New Zealand born musician poses dramatically, hands raised and face painted, against a colourful backdrop.
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Midsumma and Mardi Gras programs ensure a queer summer ahead

Asexual comedy, drag kings, lesbian drama, trans theatre and in-your-face gay cabaret feature in the programs of Sydney and Melbourne’s…

Erik Thomson as Scrooge. He is wearing a pink coat and is standing in a door frame. The ensemble are in black behind him.
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Musical review: A Christmas Carol, Comedy Theatre

Back again for its third iteration, this version comes with a new Scrooge and is as engaging as the previous…

A photograph of comedian Zoë Coombs Marr, a Caucasian woman with long brown hair and a short-sleeved brown T shirt. She is resting her chin on one hand, but both hands are wearing oversize gloves that look like real hands.
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Hobart Festival of Comedy returns in 2025 with line-up now announced

After a successful inaugural event this year, the Comedy Festival will return in 2025 to showcase local and international acts.

A black and white photo of Callum O'Mara, Shannon Stevens in Splinter'. They are at a bar. She is holding onto a drink at the bench on the right. He is a little distance behind her on the left.
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Theatre review: Splinter, Bluestone Church Arts Space

What happens if you take a different path?

A production of 'Edging.' Sammaneh Pourshafighi in acqua blue tracksuit is in forefront. Eden Falk is in the background. There is an image of the contents of someone's luggage on the screen behind them and part of an airport security equipment with a piece of luggage on it.
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Performance review: Edging, Arts House

A show highlighting the perverse reality of Australia’s border security processes.

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