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Oils drum kit one of 50 treasures of Aussie performance

Oils drum kit one of 50 treasures of Aussie performance

A drum kit that belonged to the late Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst is one of the treasures going on display at the Australian Museum of Performing Arts.

Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Pirates Ahoy! Opera returns with new chiefs at the helm

Opera Australia's 2027 season features the company's first new production of Tannhäuser in three decades, the Pirates of Penzance, and a steampunk Magic Flute.

Six the Musical returns, but can it rise to the throne?

Six the Musical returns, but can it rise to the throne?

Six the Musical returns, but can it rise to the throne?

Six the Musical returns, but can it rise to the throne?

Six the Musical has returned for another Australian run amid hopes the hit show will escape the unfortunate beheadings of some recent theatre productions.

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Raising hell: queer arts crew protest church eviction

Raising hell: queer arts crew protest church eviction

A LGBTIQ arts group that briefly resurrected a deconsecrated church is incensed after an arcane law was used to evict it in the name of religious freedom.

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

Out of juice: theatre on tiny margins as costs soar

The theatre industry wants help to cope with soaring costs that have meant curtains even for certified hits such as Beetlejuice the Musical.

Major theatre show axed amid cost pressures

Major theatre show axed amid cost pressures

The Broadway adaptation of Beetlejuice has been axed midway through an Australian tour with rising costs to blame.

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

Teen pop star show Mackenzie a 'theatre gateway drug'

A Y2K-era adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play sees Macbeth recast as an ambitious teen starlet, and Lady Macbeth as a stop-at-nothing stage mum.

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Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne vying for Tony Award

Australia's Rose Byrne is vying for her first Tony Award after starring in a Broadway revival of the Noel Coward comedy of manners, Fallen Angels.

Opera Australia $10m turnaround a result to sing about

Opera Australia $10m turnaround a result to sing about

Opera Australia $10m turnaround a result to sing about

Opera Australia $10m turnaround a result to sing about

Australia's biggest performing arts company Opera Australia has staged a major financial turnaround, returning to profit in 2025.

Free opera draws in crowds to hear homegrown soprano

Free opera draws in crowds to hear homegrown soprano

Free opera draws in crowds to hear homegrown soprano

Free opera draws in crowds to hear homegrown soprano

A free performance of songs from La Traviata attracted lunchtime crowds, to hear Melbourne soprano Stacey Alleaume and Tongan-New Zealand tenor Filipe Manu.

Wallets stretch, but musicals still king of the jungle

Wallets stretch, but musicals still king of the jungle

Wallets stretch, but musicals still king of the jungle

Wallets stretch, but musicals still king of the jungle

The world’s highest-grossing musical is on the prowl Down Under again as Australian audiences keep music theatre booming.

Monumental Messa da Requiem opens Glasshouse Theatre

Monumental Messa da Requiem opens Glasshouse Theatre

Monumental Messa da Requiem opens Glasshouse Theatre

Monumental Messa da Requiem opens Glasshouse Theatre

After a life-changing experience seeing Verdi's Messa da Requiem, a Queenslander has found herself on stage for the first big production at Glasshouse Theatre.

The Phantom of the Opera is there, on Sydney Harbour

The Phantom of the Opera is there, on Sydney Harbour

The Phantom of the Opera is there, on Sydney Harbour

The Phantom of the Opera is there, on Sydney Harbour

To mark 40 years since Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera hit the stage, Opera Australia is launching a production on Sydney Harbour.

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham comeback Whispering Jack becomes a musical

John Farnham returned to the charts in 1986 with Whispering Jack. A musical about his comeback will have its world premiere at the Sydney Theatre Company.

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Burke and Wills explore comedy in Sammy J musical trip

In his latest musical comedy foray, Sammy J explores the famed Burke and Wills expedition, which he describes as "the perfect historical story of stupidity".

Nicole Scherzinger in sights for Sunset Boulevard movie

Andrew Lloyd Webber wants Nicole Scherzinger to star in a movie adaptation of Sunset Boulevard after her success in the musical in London and New York.

Turning 70, Opera Australia returns to milestone shows

Opera Australia returns to some of the company's milestone productions as it recruits new leadership and tries to get back in the black.

Culture takes centre stage in this 'incredible' musical

The retelling of a classic tale is bringing the cultural heritage of its 12-strong cast to centre stage in a celebration of love, storytelling and music.

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See the heights Lin-Manuel Miranda reached pre-Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut musical features hip-hop, salsa and Latin beats, and tells the story of an immigrant community wondering about the meaning of home.

Sarah Snook picks up Tony Award for Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook has taken home a Tony Award for leading actress in a Broadway play for her work in The Picture of Dorian Gray, where she plays all 26 roles.

Opera Australia treads brutal Boulevard to a $10m loss

A production of the musical Sunset Boulevard helped drag Opera Australia's finances to an operating deficit of $10.6 million in 2024.

Eddie is Perfect as ghost with the most in Beetlejuice

A familiar face who wrote the songs for a hit Broadway adaptation of Beetlejuice now plays the titular ghoulish character for Australian theatre audiences.

Audition for fun swings scientist into hot musical role

One of the stars of Hadestown is a cancer scientist who auditioned with friends for a laugh and found himself cast in the hit musical.

Original yellow Wiggle ditches the skivvy for new role

The Australian production of Annie has begun its Sydney and Melbourne tour, with a familiar face making his theatre debut.

Hamilton star turns crook for musical on Sydney Harbour

The star of acclaimed hip-hop musical transforms into an easygoing New York crook for a lavish production against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour.

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