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A scene from the STC season of 'Golden Blood'. Photo: Prudence Upton. Two Asian-Australian actors, a young woman and a young man, kneel on an orange-lot stage.
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Theatre review: Golden Blood, Wharf Theatre

Sydney Theatre Company presents Merlynn Tong's acclaimed Griffin Theatre production.

A young woman, Mabel Li, is lying on her belly on a couch. She is talking to a young man, Oli Pizzey Stratford, who is in a wheelchair, in a scene from MTC's 'Cost of Living'.
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Theatre review: Cost of Living, Southbank Theatre

Making its Melbourne debut, this production explores human connection and the lives of those living with disability.

two young ATYP actors, one male, one female, pictured facing each other onstage engaged in serious conversation.
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Cross-sector theatre partnership to dive deep into family violence

A theatre company with two successful cross-sector partnerships already to its name continues its work with community organisations to cast…

Hazem Shammas will play the titular role in Bell Shakespeare's 2025 production of 'Coriolanus'. A man with dark, curly hair and wearing a brown suit holds his right hand to his mouth. A butterfly is perched on his fingertips.
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From rarely seen tragedy to popular history play: Bell Shakespeare launches 2025 season

Rarely staged in Australia, Shakespeare’s ‘Coriolanus’ is one of three major productions presented by Bell Shakespeare in the company’s 35th…

Two people are seated with sheafs of paper between them on a table in 'Two Strangers Walk Into a Bar'.
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Theatre review: Two Strangers Walk into a Bar..., Sydney Fringe Festival

An immersive experience awaits in this participatory production, which invites questions about human connection. 

In a blue-lit stage, two young men, Nelson Clay and Corey Saylor-Brunskill, are standing on a box-like structure.
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Theatre review: The Box, various Tasmanian venues

A complex story of trying to break out of the "box" of public housing and of identity prejudices.

A man has a switchblade against a woman's throat in the production of 'Sweeney Todd.'
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Opera review: Sweeney Todd, Arts Centre Melbourne

A wickedly delicious production from Victorian Opera and New Zealand Opera.

On a dark stage a blonde woman is seated and a man is standing. They are both dressed casually. There is a board between them that says 'Sentimental writer collecting love stories.'
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Theatre review: Love Stories, QPAC

Trent Dalton's book has been adapted for the stage as part of Brisbane Festival.

An illustrated picture of "Grug" standing in a field of grass. He is triangular shaped with feet and a large nose.
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Theatre review: Grug, Arts Centre Melbourne

An award-winning show based on a picture book creature.

A young woman with a crown and a cream blouse starring in 'The Queen's Nanny'.
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Theatre review: The Queen's Nanny, Ensemble Theatre

This play about the British royal family brings nothing new to the table, but will appeal to those who enjoy…

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