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A bare-chested man with black pants is holding onto a woman in white. There is a white railing behind them.
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Ballet review: Nijinsky, Regent Theatre

The Australian Ballet is in its element for John Neumeier's 'Nijinsky'.

A scene from A Daylight Connection's 'A Nightime Travesty' at Malthouse Theatre for Asia TOPA 2025. Two Aboriginal women dressed as airline stewardesses stand on a blue-lit set as bloody rags fall from above. Behind them at stage right stands a sexy, shirtless, Aboriginal actor playing Death; at stage left, two musicians are visible.
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Theatre review: A Nightime Travesty, Malthouse Theatre, Asia TOPA 2025

A ferociously funny, controlled yet chaotic Blak vaudevillian comedy that pulls no punches and decapitates its prisoners.

Two women and five men inside a house. You can see a darkened sky outside.
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Theatre review: And Then There Were None, Comedy Theatre

The best selling crime novel of all time receives another stage adaptation.

LON Gallery Booth C2 with a duo presentation of Jeremy Eaton and Stephen Benwell, installation view, Melbourne Art Fair 2025. A white walled space inside a grey convention centre. On the walls are canvases of soft yellow, green, orange and purple hues, while small earthenware sculptures are lined up on a plinth in the centre of the space.
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Best of Melbourne Art Fair 2025

ArtsHub's annual round-up on what to see at Melbourne Art Fair.

An African Australian woman with long dark haired tied back, a Caucasian woman with a messy blonde bun, an Indian man with a black bun and a Caucasian man with short blond hair sit around a pit with sand in it drinking espresso martinis on stage set decorated like a Turkish restaurant. Never Have I Ever, Melbourne Theatre Company.
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Theatre review: Never Have I Ever, Fairfax Studio

Both witty and wily, Deborah Frances-White's play makes for a very entertaining night in the theatre.

Maroon-coloured seating and curtains resembling those of a theatre.
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Immersive review: Invisible: Darkfield, Adelaide Fringe

From out of the darkness, a voice beckons you to embrace the chaos.

Performances & Gigs

Bach Akademie Australia

The Countertenor - Bach's Holy Spirit

Bach Akademie Australia is thrilled to launch its 2025 season with The Countertenor – Bach’s Holy Spirit.

Two figures in shadowed darkness in the middle of the stage holding onto each other. Heavy drapery surround them with red tones.
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Theatre review: Our Monster’s Name is Jerry, Theatre Works

Gothic tropes are explored, but without the promised scares.

Ryuichi Sakamoto in mixed-reality, ‘KAGAMI’. A virtual image of Sakamoto playing a black grand piano in a limbo or dark virtual space.
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Mixed-reality concert review: KAGAMI, Asia TOPA 2025

In this one-on-one encounter with Ryuichi Sakamoto, ‘KAGAMI’ is a tender, yet ambitious, ode to life and death.

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Asia TOPA 2025: revitalising the spirit of the Asia-Pacific in Melbourne

Back after a break, Asia TOPA offers a place 'where ideas are born and traditions reimagined'.

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