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A Doll’s House review: Nora breaks the shackles, but not our hearts

A Doll’s House review: Nora breaks the shackles, but not our hearts

Joanna Murray-Smith has done a shrewd job of updating Ibsen’s play, without bruising its essence.

  • by John Shand

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The glory and ugliness of showbiz laid bare in this razor-sharp show
★★★★
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The glory and ugliness of showbiz laid bare in this razor-sharp show

There’s no one better to take us behind the curtain of Australia’s musical theatre world than Christie Whelan Browne.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
‘Victory for spinster theatregoers’ after Arts Centre denied tourist a ticket

‘Victory for spinster theatregoers’ after Arts Centre denied tourist a ticket

Melbourne Arts Centre changed its ticketing policy after fielding criticism for what some said was discrimination against single theatregoers.

  • by Nick Miller
Unashamedly nostalgic: Why The Mousetrap is coming back to Australia
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Unashamedly nostalgic: Why The Mousetrap is coming back to Australia

Robyn Nevin will direct the long-running Agatha Christie’s whodunnit on its revival at the Theatre Royal in October.

  • by Latika Bourke
Shane Warne and the mentalist who mixes mind games and magic

Shane Warne and the mentalist who mixes mind games and magic

Be prepared to be stumped by Scott Silven, a master of prediction and psychology.

  • by Daniel Herborn
So that was our first Rising arts festival. Did it live up to the hype?

So that was our first Rising arts festival. Did it live up to the hype?

Dance lovers had plenty of reasons to kick up their heels, the music program was expansive – but theatre was patchy and the White Night side was a damp squib.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
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The private pains – and joys – of playing Harry Potter

The private pains – and joys – of playing Harry Potter

Gareth Reeves, who plays Harry Potter on stage, has a shoulder strapped together with elastic tape. His physio likens his injuries to those “typical of trapeze artists”.

  • by Nick Miller
Yes, Dorian Gray is that good. It’s tour de force theatre you mustn’t miss
★★★★★
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Yes, Dorian Gray is that good. It’s tour de force theatre you mustn’t miss

This show is a timely reminder that – even during a pandemic – Australia can produce world-class theatre capable of taking the West End and Broadway by storm.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
Christie Whelan Browne on Amber Heard and her own #MeToo horror show

Christie Whelan Browne on Amber Heard and her own #MeToo horror show

After a bruising legal battle with Craig McLachlan, the Melbourne actress is returning to the stage.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Human sculpture keeps footballers in suspense at the NGV

Human sculpture keeps footballers in suspense at the NGV

A spectacular mark re-created in the form of AFL players suspended by ropes inspired conversations about AFL’s role in society.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Sick of our crunch and grind work culture? These artists think there’s another way

Sick of our crunch and grind work culture? These artists think there’s another way

Balancing eight hours work, eight hours rest and eight hours play might be the ideal, but how many of us live it? This show explores an alternate reality.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien