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Theatre
Sydney entertainment venues' bold plans for summer bubble
Theatres, concert halls and festivals across the state are pressing NSW Health to let them play to full-house audiences.
- by Linda Morris
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Fringe shows bring us monsters, at home and abroad
Two shows in the Melbourne Fringe tell very different stories about seeking sanctuary.
- by Cameron Woodhead
'The sector is restarting': mini arts boom on cards as funding flows
Arts organisations across the state have received $30 million in stimulus money to assist with their recovery from the pandemic lockdowns.
- by Linda Morris
ABC reporter leads Belvoir St Theatre's new season
Former ABC correspondent Sally Sara says her play about the return of a foreign correspondent is raw and joyful.
- by Linda Morris
Short and heartfelt but could be so much more
This production of The Things I Could Never Tell Steven could be so much more.
- by Cassie Tongue
Laughs fall short after behavioural rules gag wears off
Sam Holcroft's 2015 device for manufacturing comedy wears thin in this STC production.
- by John Shand
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'We are thrilled': Sam Worthington a major coup for Sydney Theatre Company
The Hollywood star will appear on the Sydney stage for the first time in more than two decades.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Screaming in the aisles, crying in the foyer: hit show returns to Belvoir
When Fangirls played at Belvoir last year, even standing room tickets were snapped up. Now it's set to make its return.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Creative Freedoms: Melbourne Fringe Takes on 2020
This year's Melbourne Fringe has seen wildly imaginative responses to the constraints of the pandemic.
- by John Bailey
Bell Shakespeare revives favourite for 2021 season
Bell Shakespeare's artistic director Peter Evans has revived his acclaimed production of Hamlet in a season that errs on the side of caution.
- by Linda Morris
The show must go on: Sydney Theatre Company aims for full house
Sydney Theatre Company expects to play to full houses when the first act of its new season opens in its new Walsh Bay home.
- by Linda Morris