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LPA's proposed Live Theatre Tax Offset would support the presentation of works like 'Groundhog Day the Musical', which is now playing at Melbourne's Princess Theatre, Photo: Visit Victoria. Photo of the cast performing in ‘Groundhog Day’ musical. At the centre is a character with brown skin, long curly brown hair who appears to be singing.
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Tax incentives will boost Australian theatre investment, says LPA

A similar UK scheme has been described as a 'lifeline' for theatre productions post-COVID.

Richard Watts

Mar 8, 2024
Empty exhibition space with natural light. Arts News
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This week's arts news and trending topics

We break it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Gina Fairley

Mar 8, 2024
Private View. Image is of a man with Down's syndrome standing in a room looking out of a window and holding a billowing yellow curtain. In the middle of the room is a smalll round table with a lit candle on it and two chairs. In the right hand top corner is a female figure in a slinky figure hugging red dress, with a lampshade obscuring her face and head.
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Dance review: Private View, Adelaide Festival

Stories of love and desire by dancers with and without a disability.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Mar 7, 2024
Band of Brothers. On the left are two men in their 30s/40s with black T shirts, one looking at the camera, the one behind him looking down. In another photo on the right are two men of Egyptian appearance, one with a fez and fulsome beard and moustache, another behind in flat cap and a moustache.
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Music review: Band of Brothers, Playhouse, Adelaide Festival

A magical melange of new and old musical forms.

Dr Diana Carroll

Mar 7, 2024
The Government Inspector. Three men in brightly coloured shirts look at the phone the middle one is holding. A woman behind is peering over his shoulder to see too. They all look concerned.
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Theatre review: The Government Inspector, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A riotous Aussie adaptation of Gogol's classic work.

Trevor Keeling

Mar 7, 2024
Roller Coaster. A dark stage has a backdrop of neon lights in the top right hand corner of the frame, saying 'Ocean Side Rolla Rama'. In a spotlight in the centre of the stage are two women, one wearing skates and multi-coloured socks has crashed to the ground. Behind her a commentator in a purple shirt with a headset mic is crouching and shouting - is she cheering or jeering? We don't know.
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Aesthetics, happiness and social cohesion: celebrating art’s most important values

Everybody NOW!’s 2023 production ‘Roller Coaster’ had measurable benefits in terms of social wellbeing, empowerment and connection, a new report…

Richard Watts

Mar 7, 2024
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Theatre review: Grand Theft Theatre, Adelaide Festival

A recreation of memorable theatrical experiences forms the basis of this show.

Wolfgang von Flugelhorn

Mar 6, 2024
Elderly man is sitting on a step ladder in a black suit with his eyes closed. He is dipping a paint brush into a tub held by another person and on the wall is a large splash of red paint.
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Performance reviews: Marina Abramović Institute: Takeover, Adelaide Festival

A suite of duration works from different artists in different spaces.

Stephen Richardson

Mar 6, 2024
Sox men perform on a stage lit in blues and purples. They wear traditional Irish caps, dark trousers and tan-coloured caps. One leaps into the air exuberantly; the other five lean in to listen to his percussive footwork when he lands.
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How to evolve an art form

Former Irish dance champion Brent Pace, an Italian-Australian boy from East Keilor, is trying to push the art form in…

Richard Watts

Mar 6, 2024
Casey O’Shaughnessy and Katie Rynne join BIGSOUND 2024 as Music Programmers. Photo: Jess Gleeson. Two Caucasian women standing inside a sound studio with vinyl covering a shelf to the right. Standing on the left is Casey with blonde plaits, a striped long-sleeve top and black paints. On the right is Katie with a coloured, heat-map like dress paired with black long sleeve underneath, she has amber hair.
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What’s new at BIGSOUND 2024

Brisbane’s annual music industry event provides vital opportunities for musicians with new Music Programmers announced.

ArtsHub

Mar 6, 2024
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