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Interior cutout of a two-storey house in a production of 'The Barber of Seville'. There are people crowded in each room.
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Opera review: The Barber of Seville, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Fast-paced and hilarious, Opera Australia’s 'The Barber of Seville' will please opera buffs and newcomers alike. 

Peter Hackney

Jan 21, 2025
A pair of orange football shoes next to an orange and white football.
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Performance review: The Game, FRINGE WORLD

Power and misogyny portrayed in this multimedia show about Australian Women's Football.

Tiffany Barton

Jan 20, 2025
A sell-out production of Joanna Murray-Smith's Berlin returns to Melbourne for a limited season.

Joanna Murray-Smith's 'Berlin' returns to Melbourne

An enduringly popular romantic thriller, Berlin returns to Melbourne in an intimate independent production.

David Burton

Jan 20, 2025
Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins and Laurence Boxhall as Gollum in 'Lord of The Rings - A Musical Tale'. Newton is dressed in a white shirt, red vest and brown knickerbockers. Boxhall is crouching and topless, wearing raggedy white pants. He is covered in white make-up with blood stains.
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Musical review: Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, State Theatre Sydney

It’s not seamless but most will enjoy this spirited take on Tolkien’s epic tale.

Peter Hackney

Jan 15, 2025
Two panels. On the left is of Scott F. Harrison and Jessical O'Bryan at the launch of their book, a cover photo of which is placed on the podium that they are standing between. They are both dressed in formal black and white clothes. On the right is the cover of their book, 'Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century', which features a photo of an emoting woman wearing a maroon suit.
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Book review: Musical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century, Jessica O’Bryan and Scott D. Harrison 

A wide-ranging examination of the musical theatre profession focusing on current practices with valuable input from the profession and its…

Suzannah Conway

Jan 13, 2025
Bek Schilling and Sean Donehue in 'Bearded'. Shilling is on the left and has dyed platinum blonde hair with pink tips. Thye are mock playing and holding Sean Donehue's mouth open.
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Musical review: Bearded, Theatre Works

A queer musical set in the middle of Australia’s 2017 marriage equality debate.

Kim Hitchcock

Jan 13, 2025
Large video screen with image of blonde wigged woman with glasses and actors below. Dark Noon
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Theatre review: Dark Noon, Sydney Festival 2025

An active theatre work that rewrites the narrative of the Wild West with contemporary subtextural readings.

Gina Fairley

Jan 10, 2025
A large copy of Alison Lester's picture book 'Imagine Live' is placed in the middle of the stage, with two actors between it and various paraphrenalia from the book.
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Theatre review: IMAGINE LIVE, Arts Centre Melbourne

Based on Alison Lester's popular picture book, this production works for all the family.

Isabelle Oderberg

Jan 9, 2025
A woman is peeping through the folds of a large, oversized puppet. The light on them both is golden in a production of 'Hometown.'
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Theatre review: Hometown, Claremont Showground

A new puppet musical inspired by the work of Shaun Tan.

Victoria Laurie

Jan 9, 2025
A sequence from Tra Mi Dinh’s 'Somewhere between ten and fourteen', which features in Sydney Dance Company's 2025 season. The photo depicts four barefoot dancers in blue coveralls dancing on a blue-lit stage. The dancer on the far left has their legs spread, their right arm raised and their left arm extended horizontally; the dancer on the right, who is the focus of the focus, stands in a half-crouch, her arms extended to the right and her right foot bent so that the side of the foot rather than her sole is touching the stage.
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ArtsHub’s 2025 season guide to the performing arts

Our rolling guide to the 2025 season announcements you may have missed.

Richard Watts

Jan 8, 2025
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