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Hugh Sexton as Macbeth. He is dressed in various rags and furs. Behind him are the three witches around a cauldron.
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Theatre review: Macbeth, Royal Botanic Gardens

An expedited but faithful adaptation in the Botanic Gardens.

'Back to the Future: The Musical', original Broadway cast. A young man leaps into the air while playing an electric guitar, accompanied by a blaze of sparks.
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Back to the Future: The Musical set for 2025 Sydney premiere

Everything you need to know about the Olivier Award-winning musical, which is based on the 1985 film starring Michael J…

Rory O'Neill as Panti Bliss in THISISPOPBABY's 'If These Wigs Could Talk'. A 56-year-old drag queen in a blonde wig and grey dress gestures emphatically mid-speech. A neon sign of the word 'Panti' is visible behind her.
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Panti Bliss on fighting fascism, changing culture and the art of drag

Rory O’Neill, aka Irish drag star Panti Bliss, discusses career longevity and how standing up to the far right inspired…

Carcaca: ten contemporary dance performers dressed in a range of colourful and black cstumes dancing as a group on an open stage.
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Dance Review: CARCAÇA, State Theatre Centre, Perth Festival

While this high-octane, percussive dance work lacks a coherent conceptual thread, the individual energies of its cast carry it through.

Woman with brown hair holding up phone with picture of eyes. Arts news.
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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep you eye on this week's top arts news stories.

Women's Circus. Four older woman huddle together bending over a metal frame against a green background. Small Acts of Resistance.
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Circus review: Small Acts of Resistance, Women’s Circus Gasworks Arts Park

Strong, simple, effective social circus, celebrating strength on every level.

Lucy Heffernan's 'Dog People' as part of MERRIGONGX 2025. A photo of two figures lying on the grass, one is a woman with pale skin and red hair, wearing a green sweater, and another is a figure with a furry dog head and human body, wearing a yellow sweater.
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Local talent program supports alt-rock, interrogates conspiracies and opens up shared spaces

Merrigong Theatre Company announces the 2025 MERRIGONGX Artists' Program with an eccentric line-up.

a woman in a red hat and trench coat holds her splayed hands up beside her face. An Evening Without Kate Bush.
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Performance review: An Evening Without Kate Bush, Fairfax Studio, midsumma festival

For those who love Kate Bush, but also for those who don't... yet.

A grey wall and pavement, on the wall are a series of posters side by side advertising concerts at the Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) with lines like Discover the Sounds inside the Honeycomb and Music for the Daring.
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Daring to dive into the honeycomb

Abraham Lincoln once said, 'If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.' In its brand redevelopment project,…

Inside NORPA’s vision for a new home, The Joinery. L-R: AD Julian Louis, architect John Choi, Executive Director Libby Lincoln.
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NORPA launches fundraising campaign to buy and create flood-resistant new Lismore home

The Joinery aims to become a flood-resilient cultural hub for the Northern Rivers region’s performing arts sector.

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