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Two black men. Ras-Samuel is sitting on unmade bed with a pile of cards. He is wearing a yellow singlet and blue shorts. Damon Manns is in background seated, wearing a vest and white shirt. They are in the MTC play Top Dog/Underdog.
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Theatre review: Topdog/Underdog, Southbank Theatre

Two brothers wrestle with sibling rivalry, the stains of the past and the uncertainty of the future.

'Victorian vampires' wins popular vote at Australian Life photography competition, taken by Chrissie Hall of herself and her two daughters dressed up. The photo sets up the ambiance of a Victorian era home with animal taxidermy, vintage leather sofas and low lighting. The three are depicted wearing black and red gowns and sharp vampire teeth.
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Opportunities and awards

Dark Mofo 2025 call-out, last chance to enter Ulrick and Schubert Photography Award, plus winners of Impact Awards and more!

Gabber Modus Operandi performing at Royal Exhibition Building as part of Now or Never 2024. A performer is at the front of a stage wearing puffy sleeves and a face cover, with a large-scale projection of a human face behind. The stage is aglow in red light.
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Music review: Ben Frost/CORIN/ Eartheater/Gabber Modus Operandi, Now or Never 2024

An epic takeover of the Royal Exhibition Building took full advantage of the massive space with an incredible lineup.

The cast of Trent Dalton's Love Stories is preparing for their Brisbane Festival debut.
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Trent Dalton's Love Stories – stage adaptation premieres at Brisbane Festival

After the immense success of 'Boy Swallows Universe', Dalton returns to the Brisbane stage with a new theatrical adaptation.

A teenage boy in red is seated a table with two chairs. Around him are four people seated on the edge of the rectangular platform while two other people are standing in the shadows.
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Theatre review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Belvoir St Theatre 

This stage adaptation of a bestselling book gets to the heart of a mystery.

The musicians of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra arrayed on stage in a grand concert hall.
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Managing Director leaves MSO: Peter Garrett to conduct independent external review

Sophie Galaise has left the MSO after the Orchestra’s musicians made a statement of 'no confidence' in senior management.

In the middle of a swirling foggy dark stage with a bright spotlight behind two silhouetted figures stand. The monster creation is carrying Dr Frankenstein in his arms.
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Theatre review: Frankenstein, Princess Theatre

Video screens and stage effects amplify Shelley's classic novel.

A blonde woman in a red and white print dress and a white cardigan is standing with her head bent to one side and looking down.
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Theatre review: Milk and Blood, fortyfivedownstairs

Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.

A woman in a white dress flails in the arms of a man in a white shirt. Her arms are raised, her hair flying; we cannot see her face, although she is partially reflected in pane of glass behind her.
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Adelaide Festival announces first three shows for 2025

A Simon Stone-directed opera, a triple bill from Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal and ADT’s 60th anniversary production are the first…

Against a background of shades of green a man with white hair is crouched down with a black dog next to him.
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So you want my arts job: Dog Wrangler

What kind of skills do you need to train dogs to perform on cue?

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