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Mitchell Butel announced as STC’s new Artistic Director

After leading State Theatre Company South Australia for the past six years, Butel returns to Sydney to lead the company…

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Festival review: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A parody musical that takes delight in skewering all things Gwyneth Paltrow.

A woman in a light blue dress and silver boots is holding onto a mop. she is sitting on a table, A band is behind her.
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Festival review: June Carter Cash, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A tribute to June Carter Cash, interwoven with the life story of a devoted fan.

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Theatre review: Apologia, Malthouse Theatre

Reality and surrealism collide in one woman's fantasy of wanting to be a French actress.

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Festival review: Through the Mud, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Protest theatre about the US Civil Rights Movement that uses original songs and traditional gospel to tell its stories.

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Festival reviews: Drum, Failure Project, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Two Festival Fringe shows that both delight in their exploration of culture, resilience and community.

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Musical review: Hamilton, Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star

‘Hamilton’ has returned to Australia. It’s slick, spectacular and runs like clockwork – but remains dogged by some fundamental issues.

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Musical review: Six, Comedy Theatre

The return of the musical phenomenon that not only gives agency to Henry VIII's six wives, but makes them pop…

A dark-haired white woman wearing a grey jumper, a brown checked dress and white shoes stands onstage in what could be a bland office set. Three blue chairs are lined up against the rear wall, upon which is projected the face of an older man in a suit and toe. A dying pot plant stands in one corner of the room.
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Theatre review: Arlington, Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre

The first Australian production of Irish playwright Enda Walsh’s ‘Arlington’ is challenging, confounding and stunningly original.

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Festival reviews: Did You Mean to Fall Like That, The Daughters Of Róisí­n, Beyond Krapp, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Three solo acts in The Edinburgh Festival Fringe show a range of styles and subject matter.

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