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The first ever Eurovision Tour arrives in Australia in November

18 Eurovision stars head to Australia in a first ever world tour.

In a production of 'Years Years Bears', two women in colourful headscarves and sunglasses. One is standing behind the other and placing her hand over the other woman's mouth.
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Theatre review: Years Years Bears, Trades Hall

A promising mystery story still finding its feet.

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Theatre review: Why Not Believe in Everything?, Club Voltaire

Laura Fisher’s first play is poetic, vibrant and very funny. 

A performer on stage who is of Asian descent with a female-appearing body, wearing a nude slip. The performer is sitting on the side, holding a cup on top of the coffee machine and balancing a book on their head.
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Performance review: Girl's Notes, Melbourne Recital Centre

A performance that took inspiration from a book on how women should behave.

A sequence from Rafael Bonachela’s 'Somos', which is featured in Sydney Dance Company's 2025 season. A female dancer, long dark hair cascading towards the floor, holds one leg up in a sharply vertical position as she falls back into a shirtless male dancer's arms.
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Stephen Page and William Barton collaborate for Sydney Dance Company’s 2025 season

The fruits of Sydney Dance Company’s annual New Breed showcase of emerging choreographic talent, as well as new works by…

Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Taken by Shane Gross, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 winner.
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Opportunities and awards

Invitations to create a living museum in Sydney, core funding from Music Australia, plus next round of Bundanon residents and…

Barking Gecko Arts: five adult people, three male, two female, posing for a group photo at an event in an outdoor courtyard setting.
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New arts merger no forced downsizing, but a chosen path to growth

What started as friendly conversations between two arts CEOs has led to a performing arts company merger designed to benefit…

Australian live music is under threat from ticket companies.
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Australian live music faces crisis amid ticketing giants' control

Already challenged by the effects of soaring insurance premiums on small venues and cancelled festivals and events, now Australian live…

A stage awash in blue light. Two men face each other standing on a strip of carpet. A mirror disc hangs above and reflects one of them in this production of 'A Love Letter to the Nightingale.'
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Performance review: A Love Letter to the Nightingale, The Blue Room Theatre

A meld of Persian mythology, theatre and video.

The cast of "Come From Away'. They are sitting in two rows of chairs, replicating the seats of an airplane.
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Musical review: Come From Away, National Theatre

The popular musical about community-building in tragic times returns.

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