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Four men and three women are walking on wooden boards of differing heights. They are dressed in casual clothes. In a Nutshell, The Poetry of Violence by Bell Shakespeare.
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Theatre review: In a Nutshell: The Poetry of Violence, Neilson Nutshell, Pier 2/3

In its latest Shakespearean mash-up, Bell Shakespeare explores the nature of violence in the Bard’s work.

drama class. A group of young performers in an alley are all stretching their arms out and looking up in formation. The younger woman in the middle is in a greeny blue sleeveless dress.
Education & Student News

What’s the point of drama class? Ask employers...

For a start, drama classes teach the workplace skills employers want.

Four figures dressed like cowboys emerge from a yellow-lit haze. A woman kneels in the foreground over a backpack. This is a scene from the 2024 production of NORPA's 'Wildskin'. Photo: Kurt Petersen.
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From proscenium arch to place-based: reimagining Wildskin

Adapting an existing work for an entirely new setting is not without its challenges, but overcoming such challenges leads to…

A dancer in 'The Hearth' with long brown hair is balancing on one leg in the centre of the room. Other dancers are on the right side.
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Dance review: The Hearth, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Young dancers in a site-specific work explore the concept of safe spaces.

Man sitting on chair being showered by floating paper sheets. Arts news.
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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

A young blonde woman in denim jacket (Ashleigh Hermann) is staring across a table at an older man (Daniel Mitchell) in 'Blackbird.'
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Theatre review: Blackbird, Wentworth Falls School of Arts

Exploring the devastating power of trauma and guilt, director Paulina Kelly’s production of ‘Blackbird’ was uncomfortable, shocking – and brilliant. 

Pamela Rabe, will co-conceive and direct a new production of Beckett's 'Happy Days' with Nick Schlieper. A woman with black hair streaked with white is covered with bits of rubbish, cast offs of material and other detritus.
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Kip Williams signs off as Artistic Director with STC 2025 season announcement

The STC's 2025 season features some Australian classics, returning and interstate hits, plus some intriguing debuts.

A kitchen scene. Two women are on the left at a table, one seated, another perched on the table. A man is on the right, riding a tiny child's tricycle. The Children.
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Theatre review: The Children, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA

Environmental disaster and the rocky affairs of the heart are braided in this production.

Two woman are enshrouded in darkness. The one on the left, who has short dark hair, is holding a lamp. The other one has long white hair. The Turn of the Screw by Hayes Theatre.
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Opera review: The Turn of the Screw, Hayes Theatre

Director Craig Baldwin and the Hayes Theatre Co breathe new life into a Benjamin Britten classic.

Anna Yen plays Mrs Chen in ‘AI May’, an elderly migrant mother grappling with grief in an increasingly lonely society. An elderly Asian woman wearing a sage coloured hoodie is holding a burning incense in her hands, she appears to be praying with her eyes closed.
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A diasporic theatrical take on AI, with an Asian immigrant mother in futuristic Brisbane

In a new bilingual theatre production, an immigrant mother seeks solace in a humanoid following the death of her daughter.

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