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A crowd of people are seated around a central area. In the middle of which is a screen that says "191. How do you know?"
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Performance review: 12 Last Songs, WA State Theatre Centre, Perth Festival

Experimental and unscripted, this interactive, community-driven performance lasted for 12 hours.

Two men, one with a FBI vest, are on the left, with their arms pointing to a woman on the right.
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Theatre review: Is This A Room, State Theatre Centre of WA, Perth Festival

A real-life interrogation about Russian interference in the 2016 US election is recreated onstage.

A young man in a singlet standing in profile and leaning his arms back on a green bench.
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Theatre Review: Cruise, KXT on Broadway, Mardi Gras

Jack Holden’s Olivier Award-nominated play arrives in Australia for Sydney’s Mardi Gras.

A woman standing at a podium. Behind her is an American flag.
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Theatre review: POTUS, fortyfivedownstairs

A satirical farce with a conceit and style very similar to 'Veep' that can’t quite compare.

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.

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