theatre

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First staged in 2008, Shane Warne: The Musical is an overwhelmingly faithful rendering of Warne’s life, staging both his triumphs and his downfalls.

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Making art is another way children can find contentment in isolation. 

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Amateur online performances will help us stay connected in isolation, says UNSW Sydney academic.

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Written by a former lawyer, a new play presents a forceful critique of the Australian legal system's treatment of sexual assault.

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Debates about the place of the monologue in theatre fall away when you have a show as compassionate and funny as The Weekend.

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Deer Woman, written, directed, designed, composed, stage managed and performed by First Nations artists from Canada, is anchored by a solo performance of fierce skill, focus and precision.

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In the Sydney Theatre Company's premiere production, white guilt festers as part of the shame, the ongoing, percolating wound that is the plot-space of contemporary colonisation, writes Bryoni Trezise.

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Four generations, three languages and multiple cultural and theatrical traditions combine to great effect in the Sydney Festival production My Name Is Jimi, writes Caroline Wake.

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Elizabeth Le Compte's stage production of The Town Hall Affair reworks a signature moment in the history of the Women's Liberation Movement, writes Bryoni Trezise.

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Belvoir's production of Barbara and the Camp Dogs is a timely reminder of the need for all Australians to listen to Indigenous voices, writes Caroline Wake.

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