Performing arts
Drawn from the experiences of a former prison guard, this play crosses an invisible line
The Yellow Line is based on the real-life experience of Tyson Tuala and his attempt to teach a group of initially disinterested inmates the haka.
- Nell Geraets
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Brisbane’s new theatre name revealed following public poll
The state government has given a first look into the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s new $184 million theatre, christening the space with a performance and a name.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
One of the best live bands in the world is finally back in Melbourne
To attend a concert by The Hives is to be inducted into a sweaty, euphoric cult for just over an hour of frenetic power.
- Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
What happens when New Romantics grow old? Just ask Midge Ure
The former Ultravox frontman still gets a buzz from performing.
- Rod Yates
A right royalty battle: Why some actors get repeatedly shafted
While today’s TV performers make sure their contracts include “residuals” when their programs are rebroadcast, it wasn’t always the case.
- Andrew Hornery
This Dolly Parton musical has a wafer-thin plot – but who cares when the music’s this good?
You’ll have a much better time if you go in expecting a tribute concert over a fully integrated musical.
- Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Tony Way
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- Sydney councils
Other places would be delighted to host Paddington’s puppet show. No strings attached
Sydney’s eastern suburbs received almost a quarter of all federal arts funding over the past decade. If residents don’t want an art event, send it elsewhere.
- Andy Marks
‘Excessive in the extreme’: Why Paddington is protesting against a kids’ puppet show
A plan to hold a puppet show in an inner Sydney park has sparked an uproar over potential noise impacts, rowdy crowd behaviour and crime.
- David Barwell
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- Stage shows
Sheridan Adams scored the gig of a lifetime. Then, she vanished
A role of such magnitude is not something one simply walks away from. Unless you have no choice.
- Bronte Gossling
‘It’s a story you already love’: Can fairytales lure young people to the opera?
The audiences at Opera Australia’s Cinderella this year were mostly first-time opera-goers. Now the company is back with another fairytale favourite.
- Hannah Kennelly
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