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Australian live music faces crisis amid ticketing giants' control

Already challenged by the effects of soaring insurance premiums on small venues and cancelled festivals and events, now Australian live…

A stage awash in blue light. Two men face each other standing on a strip of carpet. A mirror disc hangs above and reflects one of them in this production of 'A Love Letter to the Nightingale.'
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Performance review: A Love Letter to the Nightingale, The Blue Room Theatre

A meld of Persian mythology, theatre and video.

The cast of "Come From Away'. They are sitting in two rows of chairs, replicating the seats of an airplane.
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Musical review: Come From Away, National Theatre

The popular musical about community-building in tragic times returns.

Two men, one with a beard and shaved head, one with a moustache, both on one knee throwing a juggling skittle forward. Escalate.
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Circus review: Escalate, Circus Oz HQ

A circus juggling show that keeps all of its balls in the air...

Agains a green backdrop, a bust of a man's head. It is cracked.
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Performance review: A Brief Episode, Trades Hall

Ash Flander's show draws on his most recent life experiences.

Five women in sepia tones against a pink backdrop. Performers in 'Seen & Heard'.
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Performance review: Seen & Heard, Trades Hall

Funny, touching, thoughtful and with glitter – what more could you want!

Three dancers, Oli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer, are dressed in rave gear and are posing and singing.
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Dance review: The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave, Abbotsford Convent

A feat of dance endurance so full of energy and swagger you wanted to join in on the fun.

A young man is sitting and leaning against a pillar post. Variations of him are swirling around him in blurry forms.
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Performance review: FUTURE, Trades Hall

Predictions about the future crowdsourced and explored.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's 2025 season hero image. Five members of the Orchestra, three women and two men, pose casually against a blue wall with their instruments.

From Viennese classics to world premieres: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 season

A celebration of Vienna and the composers who called it home and a four-part Brahms celebration are among the highlights…

A woman with a purple rinse in her brown hair, Olivia Xegas, and wearing a back top is standing back-to-back with a young blond man., Harry Reid.
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Theatre review: Berlin, Flight Path Theatre

A tense two-hander played against the shadows of history.

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