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Parramatta’s west side story and Sydney’s need for more theatres
The announcement that Parramatta’s Riverside Theatres complex is to get a $188 million revamp may be Sydney’s biggest cultural reimagining since the Opera House.
- The Herald's View
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More than just lights - here’s our pick of Vivid Ideas
From meeting strangers to spying on strangers, there is plenty of variety in the Vivid Ideas program.
- by Nick Galvin
Broadway comes to Parramatta: New $188 million theatre for western Sydney
After years of planning, a new theatre has been announced for Parramatta and it’s comparable to Sydney and Melbourne’s best.
- by Linda Morris
The star of this shocking play about rape wishes you hadn’t been warned
Carolina Bianchi will be drugged and probed while on stage in her Rising performance. But that’s not what she’s annoyed about.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Forget RuPaul’s Drag Race. Local drag is here to slay
Eclipse, a Rising Festival drag performance, will have you counting down to the apocalypse while reconsidering the meaning of drag itself.
- by Nell Geraets
Play School continues to affect everything I do: Noni Hazlehurst
The prolific actor has done everything from theatre, film to lifestyle presenting. But the beloved children’s show was one of the toughest.
- by John Bailey
Threatened youth theatre company’s tale of two tribes
An idea born out of lockdown has become the latest production of St Martins Youth Arts Centre. It’s about saving the world, but can it save the centre?
- by Stephen A Russell
They changed attitudes around the world. Now Back to Back tackles the 9 to 5
Next month in Venice, the 37-year-old theatre troupe will pick up its latest international gong. But first comes a new play about workplace dynamics.
- by John Bailey
Julia Gillard made history with 15 minutes of fury. Now it’s Justine Clarke’s turn
The former prime minister’s famous misogyny speech was a stunning piece of political theatre – and it’s now an acclaimed stage show.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Schoolboys ranked this smart young woman. Her response is thrilling
As a student, Emmanuelle Mattana faced the kind of schoolboy misogyny that made headlines last week. Her play, Trophy Boys, might just make a difference.
- by Cameron Woodhead
‘We’re just really mad’: What keeps the parents of murder victim Matthew going
Keeping their son’s memory alive with and beyond The Laramie Project has become a life’s work for Dennis and Judy Shepard.
- by Cassie Tongue