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Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil
Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water, but first they had to learn to walk on it.
- by Nadia Bailey
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Melbourne Theatre Company chair departs by granting generous donation
In a time of uncertainty for the arts, the MTC’s outgoing chair is leaving a parting gift to help shore up the future of theatre.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Big Yikes! review: The teen anxiety crisis that inspired a comedy
The fact that a rosy future is no longer a young person’s birthright simmers in the background of this coming-of-age play.
- by Nick Dent
‘The stuff of dreams’: Brisbane’s Circa celebrates 20 years of leaps and bounds
Two decades on from a fateful rebrand, the world-famous circus is staging an acclaimed show at QPAC starring three acrobats and one violinist.Â
- by Nick Dent
Iconic Melbourne theatre La Mama to pause operations due to funding cuts
The not-for-profit theatre says it cannot afford to continue making work.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
From zombies to Gough Whitlam, no topic is off limits for the new musical theatre
Laura Murphy, the composer behind The Lovers, The Dismissal and the upcoming Zombie! The Musical, is part of a wave of young women shaking up the Aussie scene.
- by Hannah Story
Expect hissing: this play will animate an audience
As the manipulative husband and his fragile victim, Toby Schmitz and Geraldine Hakewill provoke strong responses.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Clementine Ford event at Malthouse Theatre moved over safety fears
An event featuring the writer and activist, set to coincide with a performance of Yentl in Melbourne, has been relocated after law enforcement officials raised concerns.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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