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Henri Szeps, star of the ABC’s Mother and Son, dies aged 81
Szeps revealed during a television appearance with his son in 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
- Louise Rugendyke and Michael Lallo
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‘It must be in the DNA somewhere’ - Annie star credits her famous gran
In her latest role Mackenzie Dunn is following in the footsteps of her grandmother, Australian stage legend Jilly Perryman
- Sonia Harford
Stan Grant is used to war zones. His ‘crazy’ next act comes close
A solo stage show and a previously unseen script. What could possibly go wrong?
- John Bailey
‘We all have the capacity to be monsters’: Hazem Shammas on playing Coriolanus
Macbeth has nothing on one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known and most monstrous subjects.
- John Bailey
It’s time to meet the mystery woman behind Hitchcock’s greatest hits
The full power of Daphne du Maurier’s writing is unleashed in new stage productions of The Birds and Rebecca.
- John Bailey
A missing woman, an ancient mystery. Finally, a new story emerges
Andrea James was haunted by “The White Woman of Gippsland”. Her contemporary stage thriller shifts the perspective.
- John Bailey
Rude, chaotic, needy: Why middle-class me loves playing Beetlejuice
This obnoxious loudmouth lets us laugh at death and decency. What better way to celebrate life?
- Eddie Perfect
The Pacific Sisters want you to don your Melbourne Cup best, then add nan’s lace and some bling
This Aotearoa-based arts collective has been blending ancestral Pasifika power with fashion, music, performance and fun for over 30 years.
- Kerrie O'Brien
She spent too long watching pandas. Then this artist had a cute idea
Chinese-born artist Ran Chen unpacks the appeal of adorability in a show that even comes with a serve of fairy floss.
- John Bailey
From Beetlejuice to Les Mis and Annie: A big-ticket guide to Melbourne’s shows
There’s a massive year ahead for the city’s theatre fans, with big names, big shows and some big surprises (well, maybe).
- Cameron Woodhead
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