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State Theatre to be renamed for Ian Potter after record $15 million donation
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State Theatre to be renamed for Ian Potter after record $15 million donation

As the curtains close on the State Theatre’s final production for at least three years, the Arts Centre has announced that it will return with a new name.

  • by Will Cox

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Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil

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
Melbourne Theatre Company chair departs by granting generous donation
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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
Big Yikes! review: The teen anxiety crisis that inspired a comedy
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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

‘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. 

  • by Nick Dent
Iconic Melbourne theatre La Mama to pause operations due to funding cuts

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
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From zombies to Gough Whitlam, no topic is off limits for the new musical theatre

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

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

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

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

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