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Applications are now open for Sydney Fringe 2026. Photo: Paul McMillan.
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A man with a stuffed suitcase of playing cards running away from another man in an orange high vis vest. Working class magician
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Working Class Magician: Rehired review – staged with safety in mind

Working Class Magician: Rehired features an inventive setup of a safety seminar for working magicians.

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Performance review: The Lost Things, Sydney Opera House

Worlds away from spoon-bending and other simple tricks, Scott Silven’s new show is magic – but not as we know…

Four smiling young people from a range of cultural background, and all dressed in black and holding orchestral instruments, walk down a grey institutional hallway. They are members of the Australian Youth Orchestra's 2024 Young Symphonists program.
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Dreaming and celebrating big: Adelaide's children’s festival DreamBIG turns 50

DreamBIG in 2025, the longest running children's festival in the world.

A man, Taylor Morgan, in a red velvet tuxedo on stage. He is carrying a hoop. Next to him on a pedestal is a bottle. The curtains behind him is also red velvet.
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Performance review: Chasing Miracles, Perth Town Hall, FRINGE WORLD

An all-ages variety show of magic and circus tricks.

A black and white photo of magician, Lachlan Wilde. There is smoke covering his face.
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Magic review: Mysterons, The MC Showroom

A blend of storytelling and magic.

A woman with brown hair and a pink dress and an open book on her lap is sitting next to a man dressed up as a beast, with horns and facial hair. There is a backdrop of a library.
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Musical review: Beauty and the Beast the Musical, Her Majesty's Theatre

A fun night out for the whole family thanks to theatrical magic and big budget spectacle. 

A woman is kneeling in the middle of a stage, with her head back. Plumes of fire are coming out of her mouth
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Performance review: Limbo – The Return, The Grand Electric

Strut & Fret hits the mark with this bacchanalian mix of cabaret, circus and acrobatics. 

RISING: A group of three First Peoples and a Caucasian man performing in a rock band with an arch of stage lights behind them. Two are playing guitars, the lead singer is standing on a packing case and one is waving drum sticks.
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Performance reviews: RISING Festival, first weekend

RISING Festival is now off and running. Here is ArtsHub's round-up of the performing arts offerings on the first weekend.

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