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The Australians are coming! The Australians are coming!
The annual Australian invasion of Edinburgh is about to begin. What attracts them in such numbers? And with over 130…
How to ace your next audition
12 actors offer advice for making the best impression at an audition and how to avoid putting yourself through the…
Who needs a Fringe Festival anyway?
How does the lack of a Fringe Festival impact on a city’s cultural ecology: is its absence actually a positive…
Touring tips: Making it easier for indies to get from coast to coast
Touring a show from Perth to Sydney is hard yakka – especially when your artistic ambition is constrained by the…
Warm up with 18 days of hot art at Darwin Festival
Instead of shivering through August, perhaps it’s time to embrace the thriving culture of the Top End?
Finding common ground on red earth
Performing Arts Connections Australia’s 2018 Performing Arts Exchange and Conference goes regional, with five days of performances, pitches and vital…
Exit stage left: Geoffrey Rush leaves MTC production
The actor has cited ‘current circumstances and medical advice’ as his reasons for leaving a production of Twelfth Night, which…
Regional piano award celebrates nation’s best
Held every two years in the regional Victorian city of Shepparton, the Australian National Piano Award celebrates exquisite music played…
Would-be comedian charged over defacement of Eurydice Dixon memorial
'I did it because I was upset that vaccines caused the killers autism,' conspiracy theorist Andrew 'Andy' Nolch has claimed…
Vale Candy Royalle
The award-winning poet, performer and activist has died aged 37, after years of struggling with ovarian cancer.