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A bar scene in the production of 'Sweat'.
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Theatre review: Sweat, Wharf 1 Theatre

A play about hardscrabble small-town Americans by a Pulitzer-winning playwright is grimly prescient.

Two men. One is standing (Drew Forsythe), one is seated at a piano (Phil Scott) in a production of 'The End of the Wharf as we know it.'
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Performance review: The Wharf Revue: The End of the Wharf As We Know It, Seymour Centre 

After 25 years, The Wharf Revue – famous for lampooning Australian politicians – is presenting its final show.

Guy Simon is pivoting from acting to being an Assistant Director, and speaks about the experience for ArtsHub's 'So you want my arts job?' series. An Aboriginal man with black hair and brown eyes gazes steadily into the camera.
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So you want my arts job: Assistant Director

If you are willing to be an extra set of eyes and ears for the director, working as an assistant…

A woman in black, with sunglasses, Pamela Rabe, is standing in a doorframe of a production of 'August. Osage County.'
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Theatre review: August: Osage County, Belvoir Street Theatre

Belvoir Street tackles one of the century’s great American plays in its final offering for 2024.

The cast of 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. A group are assembled around a central figure, a man. The is a large cross formation below them that also acts as a table.
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Musical review: Jesus Christ Superstar, Capitol Theatre

Go for the voices, not the storytelling.

The 11 member cast of 'Peter and the Starcatcher' all in bright colourful costumes.
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Performance review: Peter and the Starcatcher, Arts Centre Melbourne

The prequel to 'Peter Pan' is fun for all the family.

Man with cream sweater on dark theatre stage reading script for play.
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What should I do to prepare for a monologue performance?

Monologues are the purest form of storytelling for an actor. So how do you prepare for them?

A spotlight on a brick wall and in the middle a stand with an old fashioned microphone. Comedy festival season.
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How comedians prepare for festival season

Next year’s comedy festival season may seem an age away, but for Australian comics, it’s very much begun.

Auditions for the NIDA Open 2025 Studios program open in December. The photo shows a group of young people in theatre blacks in a rehearsal studio, with the focus on two young women crouched on the floor and gesturing to one another expressively.
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How pre-professional training can transform your passion into a career

NIDA Open Studios courses provide rigorous training for people who are planning a career in the arts or need more…

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