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Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. Garland is using an eyebrow brush. Minnelli has a black hat on.
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Performance review: Liza's Good Judy, Motley Bauhaus, midsumma festival

Classic songs in an ambitious tribute to, and exploration of, legends Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

Tim Minchin and band performing ‘Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry’ at the Foundry Theatre, Sydney. The photo shows Minchin, a fair-skinned man with shoulder length hair and wearing a white shirt and dark trousers, caught mid-song. His arms are stretched wide and four musicians are visible on the stage behind him; the other half of the photo shows the audience members at the Foundry Theatre.
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Theatre review: Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry

The Australian performer christened the stage of the new Foundry Theatre with a show that was equal parts brilliant and…

Woman accepting award standing at a lectern and video screen behind. APRA Art Music Awards
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a woman in a red hat and trench coat holds her splayed hands up beside her face. An Evening Without Kate Bush.
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Performance review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Fairfax Studio, midsumma festival

For those who love Kate Bush, but also for those who don't... yet.

Frankie van Kan, a woman with long brown hair that's covering her naked torso.
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Performance review: A Body at Work, Theatre Works, midsumma festival

A queer woman's 17-year career in the sex industry is unveiled.

Ileana Pipitone, a woman in a red dress holding a glass of wine. She's seated at a red and white checked tablecloth with a bowl of spaghetti on it.
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Performance review: La Dolce Vita Down Under – Ileana Pipitone in cabaret, Claire's Kitchen

The performer tracks her journey from Italy to Australia.

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.

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.

A sequence from Tra Mi Dinh’s 'Somewhere between ten and fourteen', which features in Sydney Dance Company's 2025 season. The photo depicts four barefoot dancers in blue coveralls dancing on a blue-lit stage. The dancer on the far left has their legs spread, their right arm raised and their left arm extended horizontally; the dancer on the right, who is the focus of the focus, stands in a half-crouch, her arms extended to the right and her right foot bent so that the side of the foot rather than her sole is touching the stage.
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ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts

Our rolling guide to the 2025 season announcements you may have missed.

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