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Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break or a mistake?

In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare and this overcorrection leaves us poorer, argues Caitlin…

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This week's arts news and trending topics

What's in the headlines and what arts news are people talking about this week.

Opera House. Image is a panel of four women: Julia Zemiro, Helen Pitt, Yumi Stynes (with her arms raised in the air) and Wendy Harmer at the Sydney Opera House. Photo: Jaimi Joy.
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‘A glorious anomaly’: would the Sydney Opera House be built today?

Why does the Opera House remain an anomaly in Australia's cultural infrastructure landscape? And would it be built today?

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Performance reviews: Enemies of Grooviness Eat Sh!T, WAKE, Melbourne Fringe Festival

Two Fringe feminist shows about women in all their power and vulnerabilities.

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New look at photography

Bringing together works from the NGV collection over nearly 140 years, ‘Photography: Real and Imagined’ considers the depth and breadth…

Full Coverage. Image is twofold: on the right a book cover with the words Full Coverage in white on a red background over a leather jacket clad guitarist, so all we can see is the musician's torso and hand. On the left is an author head and shoulders shot of a man with a ginger beard, brown and black baseball cap and checkered shirt.
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Book review: Full Coverage, Samuel J Fell

The story of Australian rock journalism is a wild ride of luck, tenacity and incredulity.

The Mission. Image is of a man in black T-shirt and jacket with short dark hair, looking at the camera, standing in front of a dark backdrop including blurry Old Master paintings.
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Bizarre art heist in regional WA the focus of new documentary series

In the mid-1980s, 26 European masterpieces were slashed out of their frames at a WA bush monastery. Now a new…

Big Dyke Energy. Image is woman in orange and blue dress with furry blue and white coat, orange shades on the end of her nose and mouth agape in a shocked expression.
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Performance reviews: Big Dyke Energy and T4T: A Transgender Showcase, Melbourne Fringe Festival

An unforgettable stand-up comedy and powerful showcase with trans and non-binary cast.

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Exhibition review: Design Fringe 2023, Linden New Art

Where would design take us if it no longer has the answers?

Image is of a person watching a screen on which two women in China are drinking tea at a table in front of a glass and wood cabinet that contains artefacts and books.
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Exhibition review: Djilba/Kambarang season, PICA

Three concurrent exhibitions from Wu Tsang, Sriwhana Spong and Sancintya Mohini Simpson at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA).

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