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Old Fitz. Image is rows of bench theatre seating, with two young women sitting on the front row, one in a patterned dress and one in a white shirt and dark skirt.
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New Ghosts take over the Old Fitz

New Ghosts Theatre, led by independent artists Lucy Clements and Emma Wright, will take the reins of Sydney’s iconic Old…

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Great actors need great foundations

Chester Lenihan is living proof that pursuing a dream can lead to great things if you're willing to work.

Vietgone. Image is of a stage with a man in army fatigues sitting on a bottom bunk and reading a very very long letter, while a grinning man and woman hang off the top bunk.
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Theatre review: Vietgone, QPAC

An inventive and genre-bending live-action theatrical cartoon that superbly captures the epic narratives of lives shaped by history.

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Musical review: Dogfight, Chapel Off Chapel

What does a contemporary stage adaptation of this 90s movie about misogyny and sexual politics look like?

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Theatre review: Democracy Repair Services, Blue Room Theatre, WA

This subversive play challenges concepts of democracy by exploring the dark side of general consensus.

Orlando. Image is of four actors in red jackets back to back with each other and with arms raised in front of them.
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Musical review: Orlando, fortyfivedownstairs

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, 'Orlando', is promising but patchy.

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Performance review: FEAST Festival, Adelaide

Adelaide's LGBTQIA+ Festival is here, and showcasing some incredible local talent.

IRL. Image is a boy in a pink shirt with a boy in a koala onesie wrapping his arms around him.
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Theatre review: IRL, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane

A cosplay meet-cute where the ordinary meets the extroverted.

The Dream. image is of a large group of ballerinas in green tutus playing Shakespearean fairies.
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Dance review: The Dream/Marguerite and Armand, Sydney Opera House

As part of its 60th anniversary programming, The Australian Ballet shows its range with two tonally different productions.

'Hajji and her daughters', an artwork by Amani Haydar. Image: Supplied, courtesy of Amani Haydar.
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Arts with law: a complementary and powerful combination

Creating social change and addressing the inadequacies of systems around gendered violence, through arts and law's intersection.

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