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Pamela Rabe stars in Happy Days.

‘Definitely not’ on my bucket list: Why Pamela Rabe said yes to Beckett

The actor had to think twice before playing Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days – one of theatre’s most demanding roles.

  • John Shand

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Matt Lucas and Marina Prior in Les Miserables the Arena Spectacular.

Matt Lucas and Marina Prior: The Les Miserables arena show is here

The Little Britain comedian first saw the show as a 13th birthday present – now he’s part of a bigger-than-Ben Hur production touring Australia.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Radhika Mudaliyar and Nadie Kammallaweera play a daughter and mother dealing with change in The Wrong Gods.

What happens on the way to opening night? It’s quite a drama

S. Shakthidharan thrilled us with Counting and Cracking. Now, as his new play, The Wrong Gods, makes its world premiere, rehearsal diaries relive the highs and lows.

Nicole Da Silva, Anthony Taufa and Gareth Davies are starring in a season of two Pinter plays at Ensemble Theatre.

The playwright who humanised hitmen decades before Pulp Fiction

Harold Pinter’s bleakly funny The Dumb Waiter shows us the banality in brutality. It features in a new Ensemble double header with his equally comic play The Lover.

  • Chris Hook
A fear of magpies inspired Justine Clarke’s new album and stage show Mimi’s Symphony.

Magpies used to make Justine Clarke nervous – then she put them in her new show

Spending time at an inner Sydney park during swooping season gave the veteran star of stage and screen a great idea – once she pushed through her dread.

  • Nicole Elphick
Les Miserables - The Arena Spectacular.

A stirring Les Miserables serves up a late surprise

Our critics take in the latest performances around town.

  • John Shand, Peter McCallum, Kate Prendergast and Joyce Morgan
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Dramatic paws: Luka Hura with Daisy in the foyer of the Capitol Theatre.

The secret process that helps this trainer prepare dogs for stage and screen stardom

Luke Hura had the job of getting two groodles ready to play the dog Sandy in the beloved musical Annie at the Capitol Theatre. Here’s how he did it.

  • Nick Galvin
Maddison Burridge stars as Elizabeth Bennet in Queensland Theatre’s production of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

What events have been cancelled due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred?

Shows, concerts, sporting events, markets and services are all in doubt as Alfred continues its march towards south-east Queensland.

  • Nick Dent
Shen Yun in Sydney.

Their posters are everywhere, but behind Shen Yun lies a darker story

The group promises to take audiences into 5000 years of Chinese history, but it is the result of a spiritual movement established in 1992.

  • Anthony Segaert
Considered one of the finest ballet dancers of his generation, Christopher Wheeldon had to throw out the rulebook when choreographing MJ The Musical.

Forget the pirouette: How the ‘golden boy’ of ballet conquered the King of Pop

Considered one of the finest ballet dancers of his generation, Christopher Wheeldon had to throw out the rulebook when choreographing MJ The Musical.

  • Thomas Mitchell

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