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Snook bound for West End in Australian hit Dorian Gray

Snook bound for West End in Australian hit Dorian Gray

Succession's Sarah Snook will take Sydney Theatre Company's groundbreaking one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray to London's West End.

Puppet opera on water features in Adelaide Festival

Puppet opera on water features in Adelaide Festival

Puppet opera on water features in Adelaide Festival

Puppet opera on water features in Adelaide Festival

The Robert Lepage production of The Nightingale and Other Fables will form the centrepiece of the upcoming Adelaide Festival.

Record crowds flock to Sydney's Vivid festival

Record crowds flock to Sydney's Vivid festival

Record crowds flock to Sydney's Vivid festival

Record crowds flock to Sydney's Vivid festival

Sydney's annual Vivid festival has hit its biggest ever attendance record boasting a crowd of more than 3.28 million.

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A shimmer covers the wall of Souths' new home ground

A shimmer covers the wall of Souths' new home ground

A newly designed artwork celebrating the native sea life that calls Kamay Botany Bay home is covering the walls of the South Sydney Rabbitohs new home ground.

Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin retiring from Qld Ballet

Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin retiring from Qld Ballet

Li Cunxin, the acclaimed ballet dancer and author of Mao’s Last Dancer, is retiring as artistic director of Queensland Ballet following ill health.

Minister seeks briefing on ABC decision to cut jobs

Minister seeks briefing on ABC decision to cut jobs

Following an announcement that the ABC will cut up to 120 jobs, the communications minister is seeking a briefing from the organisation over the decision.

On a mission from God: MTC stages a voyage of vengeance

On a mission from God: MTC stages a voyage of vengeance

Is God Is opens at the Melbourne Theatre Company with a tale of familial revenge.

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Tale of new Australia in Miles Franklin shortlist debut

Tale of new Australia in Miles Franklin shortlist debut

Tale of new Australia in Miles Franklin shortlist debut

Tale of new Australia in Miles Franklin shortlist debut

First-time author Kgshak Akec has made the Miles Franklin shortlist with a "novel of national significance" grounded in her own experience as a new Australian.

Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales among Gold Logie nominees

Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales among Gold Logie nominees

Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales among Gold Logie nominees

Hamish Blake, Leigh Sales among Gold Logie nominees

Former ABC 7.30 anchor Leigh Sales has been nominated for a Gold Logie for the first time, alongside repeat winner Hamish Blake and actor Mark Coles Smith.

Midnight shows Aussie musicals aren't just a fairy tale

Midnight shows Aussie musicals aren't just a fairy tale

Midnight shows Aussie musicals aren't just a fairy tale

Midnight shows Aussie musicals aren't just a fairy tale

The world premiere of Midnight: The Cinderella Musical updates the classic tale for today.

Immersive underwater show farewells historic theatre

Immersive underwater show farewells historic theatre

Immersive underwater show farewells historic theatre

Immersive underwater show farewells historic theatre

The latest production from Broad Encounters, Love Lust Lost, will be the last staged at a former theatre and dance hall in Melbourne.

Exhibition delves into Australia's 'secret war'

Exhibition delves into Australia's 'secret war'

Exhibition delves into Australia's 'secret war'

Exhibition delves into Australia's 'secret war'

A mixed-media exhibition in Mildura explores Australia's past through the looking glass of renowned Aboriginal artists Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce.

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

First jobs and losing athletes: memories on display

Images showing the beauty of trying and the difficulty in having a go feature in a new showcase of famed contemporary artists' works.

Two federal bodies created to bolster arts sector

Two federal bodies created to bolster arts sector

Two federal bodies created to bolster arts sector

Two federal bodies created to bolster arts sector

Laws have passed parliament setting up two new arts bodies as part of the renamed Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council.

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'Desperate' ABC staff redundant as axe falls on 120

Veteran journalist and political editor Andrew Probyn is among up to 120 staff being made redundant at the ABC.

Australian embassy contacts dissident artist in Poland

The Australian embassy in Poland says it has offered support to a Chinese-Australian artist in Warsaw, as Chinese diplomats attempt to shut down his exhibition.

'Exceptional' newly discovered Tom Roberts auctioned

A newly discovered painting by Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts has gone under the hammer in the United Kingdom for $A18,600.

Artist calls for Aust help as China tries to stop show

A Chinese-Australian artist says the Australian government should do more to help him, as Chinese diplomats attempt to shut down his latest exhibition.

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The Slam premiere serves up tales of Australian Open

The Slam documentary has a volley of tennis tales, and premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Indigenous artists turn trams into moving galleries

Indigenous artists have transformed inner-city trams into travelling canvases that celebrate history, caring for country, community and connection.

Newly discovered Tom Roberts portrait goes under hammer

A newly found portrait by the leading Australian Impressionist Tom Roberts is up for auction in England.

Tony Awards telecast make inclusive history amid strike

Kimberly Akimbo, about a teenager who ages in reverse, and Tom Stoppard's autobiographical Leopoldstadt were among the winners at the Tony Awards.

Lloyd Webber fears for future of Broadway due to costs

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says high running costs are turning New York's famous Broadway theatre district into only hosting "very big hits".

Barry Humphries one-ups Dame Edna with very nice medal

The late comedian Barry Humphries has been given another gong, having delighted and outraged audiences for more than half a century.

Refugee stories shine on the silver screen

Two feature documentaries screening at Sydney Film Festival tell the stories of dispossessed and detained Middle East refugees hoping for freedom in Australia.

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