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A man, Timothy Christopher Ryan, with a bare midriff wearing an aqua robe and pants raising his arms above his head.
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Performance review: Creative Juices, FRINGE WORLD

Interactive work-in-progress, this show depends on audience participation.

A transwoman, Bayley Turner, in a black dress is seated. Below her are scattered Barbie dolls on the ground. Thirty-Six
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Theatre reviews: Thirty-Six and Medium, midsumma festival

Two very different shows at midsumma festival.

Charlotte Otton: a woman is standing in front of a large screen that says 'Tik Tok Challenge Time'.
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Performance review: I Watched Someone Die on TikTok, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD 

A cautionary tale about the ills of social media.

A performer in a white jumpsuit with rainbow trim. Swirling around them are two rainbow ribbons.
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Performance review: Yummy: Joy Machine, FRINGE WORLD

High-voltage drag cabaret.

Luke Belle as Adore Händel. They are have a white beehive wig on, white makeup and are wearing a pink costume.
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Performance review: Adore Händel’s Little Black Book, FRINGE WORLD

High art, high camp and hijinks.

Interior cutout of a two-storey house in a production of 'The Barber of Seville'. There are people crowded in each room.
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Opera review: The Barber of Seville, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Fast-paced and hilarious, Opera Australia’s 'The Barber of Seville' will please opera buffs and newcomers alike. 

A pair of orange football shoes next to an orange and white football.
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Performance review: The Game, FRINGE WORLD

Power and misogyny portrayed in this multimedia show about Australian Women's Football.

Samuel Barnett, a young man in a white t-shirt and pink short sleeve shirt is clutching a microphone on stage. The curtains behind him are red.
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Comedy review: Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, Arts Centre Melbourne, Midsumma Festival 2025

A dark comedy about queer romance, mental health and emotional vulnerability.

Miss Ellaneous wearing drag as Tina Turner. They are on the middle of the stage wearing a short sparkly dress.
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Performance review: Tina – A Tropical Love Story, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Festival

Breaking the well-worn mould of the tribute show, this dazzling production excels in its capacity to generate joy.

Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins and Laurence Boxhall as Gollum in 'Lord of The Rings - A Musical Tale'. Newton is dressed in a white shirt, red vest and brown knickerbockers. Boxhall is crouching and topless, wearing raggedy white pants. He is covered in white make-up with blood stains.
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Musical review: Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, State Theatre Sydney

It’s not seamless but most will enjoy this spirited take on Tolkien’s epic tale.

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