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Steve Dow is an arts writer for The Sydney Morning Herald.

‘It was like watching a brother and sister kiss’: Kate Mulvany’s secrets from the set

‘It was like watching a brother and sister kiss’: Kate Mulvany’s secrets from the set

The How to Make Gravy star on bringing Paul Kelly’s iconic Christmas song to the screen.

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Shakespeare for $19. How to save big bucks on London theatre tickets

Shakespeare for $19. How to save big bucks on London theatre tickets

A trip to the England capital strikes a chord with this theatre lover.

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An overcooked lamb and not winning MasterChef led Alice Zaslavsky to success

An overcooked lamb and not winning MasterChef led Alice Zaslavsky to success

A belief that food is her “fate” took her from teaching to a culinary career.

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‘You hid your identity’: Why Tasma Walton’s Indigenous past was a mystery for years

‘You hid your identity’: Why Tasma Walton’s Indigenous past was a mystery for years

In her latest role, the 50-year-old star of The Twelve goes on a journey of identity not unlike the one she’s taken in real life.

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This Australian group revolutionised theatre. Now the world has noticed

This Australian group revolutionised theatre. Now the world has noticed

This regional Australian theatre has received one of the world’s biggest arts prizes. This is what makes them so remarkable.

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Raised by single women who had to leave bad men, Debi Mazar beat the odds

Raised by single women who had to leave bad men, Debi Mazar beat the odds

The New York It girl and best friend of Madonna hustled her way to Hollywood. Now, she’s set to star in a homegrown series that packs a feminist punch.

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Bold colours, dark topics and a message of hope

Bold colours, dark topics and a message of hope

Janne Kearney raised a family and worked in a paint shop while dreaming of making art. Then she turned 43 and came to a decision. She hasn’t looked back.

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What happens when a sex worker and a choreographer join forces?

What happens when a sex worker and a choreographer join forces?

The Read is a collaboration between Amrita Hepi and Tilly Lawless which looks to explore the link between art and erotic power.

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As referendum approaches, play gives Indigenous peoples at first contact a voice

As referendum approaches, play gives Indigenous peoples at first contact a voice

A new production of Jane Harrison’s The Visitors by Sydney Theatre Company closes on referendum day, but the timing is coincidental.

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‘The world is growing crazy’: The classic play showing current anxieties

‘The world is growing crazy’: The classic play showing current anxieties

The “Grace Slick and the Janis Joplin of the theatre world”, iOTA and Paul Capsis, reunite to take on Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist classic, The Chairs.

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The Wiggles inspired Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall to write a musical

The Wiggles inspired Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall to write a musical

Bananaland is the latest project from the husband-and-wife team who wrote the songs for Muriel’s Wedding the Musical, and opens at Brisbane Festival next month.

  • by Steve Dow

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