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This provocative show splits the audience into first class and economy

This provocative show splits the audience into first class and economy

Mish Grigor’s deconstruction of My Fair Lady examines the myth of Australia’s classless society.

  • by Lenny Ann Low

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Dinner and no show: Plan to halve Parramatta’s Roxy Theatre auditorium revealed
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Dinner and no show: Plan to halve Parramatta’s Roxy Theatre auditorium revealed

The Roxy’s owner plans to halve the building’s original auditorium seating capacity amps up pressure on Labor to preserve it as a landmark cultural venue.

  • by Linda Morris
Spring has sprung early. Here’s how to make the most of it in Sydney

Spring has sprung early. Here’s how to make the most of it in Sydney

It’s warm(er)! The evenings are light(er)! Put on your sandals and embrace spring’s arrival with this essential arts guide.

  • by Lenny Ann Low
Spring has sprung early, here’s how to make the most of it in Melbourne

Spring has sprung early, here’s how to make the most of it in Melbourne

Your culture guide for cost-conscious connoisseurs, with a few big-ticket items should you have the chance to splash out.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
Controversial ex-ABC broadcasters set to debate identity politics

Controversial ex-ABC broadcasters set to debate identity politics

Antoinette Lattouf and Josh Szeps abruptly left the ABC within days of each other. Now they’re discussing one of the thorniest subjects in media.

  • by Michael Lallo
‘We wanted it to feel real’: Bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life

‘We wanted it to feel real’: Bringing Frankenstein’s monster to life

The stage production of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is heading to Melbourne – so how do you make such a famous creature feel truly alive?

  • by Elizabeth Flux
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Sydney Theatre Company unveils new artistic director, and you’ll know his voice

Sydney Theatre Company unveils new artistic director, and you’ll know his voice

The STC has announced a successor for Kip Williams.

  • by Linda Morris
Hamilton’s return is spectacular – and exactly what we need right now
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Hamilton’s return is spectacular – and exactly what we need right now

In today’s divided political climate, Hamilton’s brilliant story and incredible cast of fan-favourites and newcomers is precisely the antidote we need.

  • by Chantal Nguyen
This surreal work asks: Can you become a French actor without speaking French?

This surreal work asks: Can you become a French actor without speaking French?

“Language is unstable. It’s just a fiction.” In her new work, Apologia, writer and performer Nicola Gunn is taking on the barriers language puts between us.

  • by Will Cox
Critics rave about this young playwright. Here’s your chance to see why

Critics rave about this young playwright. Here’s your chance to see why

Benjamin Nichol’s nuanced characters have made him a rising star of Melbourne’s theatre scene. His work starts with a single paragraph.

  • by John Bailey
‘It’s a crisis’: Dismay deepens over cancellation of Brisbane play

‘It’s a crisis’: Dismay deepens over cancellation of Brisbane play

Queensland Theatre cited illness when it cancelled a play satirising Donald Trump, but the truth is proving more complicated.

  • by Nick Dent