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Theatre
Clementine Ford event at Malthouse Theatre moved over safety fears
An event at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre featuring writer and activist Clementine Ford has been relocated after law enforcement officials raised concerns.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Named after the number worn by Adam Goodes, a new play takes on AFL culture
The emotional and physical demands that 37 places on its cast aren’t for the faint of heart.
- by John Bailey
Circus, drag and a larrikin striptease … anything goes in this ‘boylesque’ show
The latest Spiegeltent production promises to be good, dirty fun.
- by Daniel Herborn
The other Matildas: Queensland stage awards salute theatre’s goal kickers
A theatre piece staged in a warehouse starring two non-speaking actors has triumphed at Queensland’s long-running theatre awards.
- by Nick Dent
Is this Australia’s most popular and heartbreaking love story?
Tender, funny and incredibly sad, Holding the Man was a hit from the moment it premiered in 2006. It now returns with a new cast in a new era.
- by Louise Rugendyke
★★★★
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How a victim of gaslighting sees through the fog and fights back
Queensland Theatre’s production Gaslight revives a classic psychological thriller whose themes are frighteningly relevant to today.
- by Nick Dent
A shoebox of old letters sparked this acclaimed show about division
Inspired by his great-grandfather’s letters, S. Shakthidharan’s play Counting and Cracking is a Sri Lankan story but could be that of many other nations.
- by Elizabeth Flux
★★★★
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‘Gobsmacked’: Beauty and the Beast gets standing ovations before it’s even half over
From dancing cutlery to miraculous transformations, Disney’s hi-tech layer-cake delivers on the magic.
- by Nick Dent
Simply the best: The must-see shows in Melbourne this year
The tennis is over, Taylor’s tickets have been snapped up and you’ve already visited the Triennial. Here’s what you should see next.
- by cameron woodhead, Bridget Davies, Sonia Nair and Andrew Fuhrmann
‘Take it by the horns’: Playwright Dylan Van Den Berg scoops $100,000 prize
In addition to winning two separate categories at this year’s AWGIES, the Palawa playwright has taken out the prestigious David Williamson prize.
- by Nick Galvin
This one-person stage show is an unflinching look at ’70s schoolyard racism in Australia
Zahra Newman wowed audiences as Billie Holiday, now she’s taking on the stage adaptation of Maxine Beneba Clarke’s best-selling memoir The Hate Race.
- by Kerrie O'Brien