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Tim Minchin and band performing ‘Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry’ at the Foundry Theatre, Sydney. The photo shows Minchin, a fair-skinned man with shoulder length hair and wearing a white shirt and dark trousers, caught mid-song. His arms are stretched wide and four musicians are visible on the stage behind him; the other half of the photo shows the audience members at the Foundry Theatre.
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Theatre review: Tim Minchin – First at the Foundry

The Australian performer christened the stage of the new Foundry Theatre with a show that was equal parts brilliant and…

An elderly woman (Nancye Hayes) is standing in a living room filled with books. She's wearing a white dress. A 20 something man is seated on a couch (Shiv Palekar)
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Theatre review: 4000 Miles, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company

This staging of Amy Herzog’s play is elevated by the formidable acting talents and experience of the great Nancye Hayes. 

La Boite open's its centenary season with a female-led, three-hander Macbeth. (Image: David Kelly)
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La Boite Theatre celebrates a century with a bold new take on 'Macbeth'

Coinciding with International Women's Day, the new version of 'Macbeth' centres on the narrative of the witches.

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So you want my arts job: Librettist

If you possess humility, audacity, originality and passion, becoming a librettist may suit you, says playwright, director, dramaturg and librettist…

Two men. One has his hand on the chest of another, who is wearing a white t-shirt and black leather jacket. There is white make up on his face with a red streak over his eyes.
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Theatre review: The Flea, New Theatre, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 

In its annual contribution to the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, New Theatre explores the consequences of sexual repression…

Three women with elaborate bouffant blonde hairstyles. The one in the middle is pointing a pink gun directly in front of her.
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Musical review: Ruthless! the Musical, MC Showroom, midsumma festival

Interwoven tales of raging ambition for theatre stardom, with songs, sequins and satire.

Three women, two are seated and one is standing in a production of 'Anatomy of a Suicide.'
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Theatre review: Anatomy of a Suicide, Meat Market Stables

Alice Birch's prize-winning play is presented in Melbourne for the first time.

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…

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