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‘It’s appalling’: Hugo Weaving on the backlash to pro-Palestine protests in Australia
The acclaimed actor has just finished performing his latest play in Ireland, where he says conversations about Gaza and Israel are much more “sane” than in Australia.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Will Sydney poach one of Melbourne’s leading creatives to fill a key job?
The list of contenders to replace Sydney Theatre Company’s Kip Williams includes some of the most high profile directorial names in Australia.
- by Linda Morris
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Sydney Theatre Company
‘Gargantuan ambition’: A review of Kip Williams’ tenure at the STC
From Dorian Gray to The Harp in the South, Williams’ appointment as artistic director was a gamble that paid off for the STC board.
- by John Shand
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Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company’s artistic director to step down, eyeing Broadway move
The creative force behind West End hit, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is to step down at the end of the year from his full-time role at the flagship company he has led for eight years.
- by Linda Morris
Farewell to the Sydney theatre that gave Baz Luhrmann his start
Sydney’s longest operating community theatre, The Genesian will leave its CBD HQ for a new home over the Anzac Bridge.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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Review
James and the Giant Peach review: School-age critics agree, it’s peachy
Shake and Stir’s adaptation of Dahl’s fruitful adventure is an ideal holiday distraction.
- by Nick Dent
‘The people own that’: Eddie Perfect says State Theatre should not be renamed
In a social media post the acclaimed performer asked “why the Ian Potter Foundation feels the need to put his name on a theatre that belongs to all of us”.
- by Will Cox
Genevieve got her dream job in her dream organisation. Six weeks later, her funding was cut
The Metro Arts boss says the show must go on despite a devastating funding cut to Brisbane’s 43-year-old cultural not-for-profit.
- by Jocelyn Garcia and Nick Dent
‘Let’s give it a crack’: Dylan Alcott shows he’ll try anything once
The champion athlete is set to play The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show alongside Jason Donovan.
- by Nick Galvin
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State Theatre to be renamed for Ian Potter after record $15 million donation
As the curtains close on the State Theatre’s final production for at least three years, the Arts Centre has announced that it will return with a new name.
- by Will Cox
Be amazed by what a plumber from Tassie has done to Cirque du Soleil
Three performers now present their acts in a deluge of 10,000 litres of water, but first they had to learn to walk on it.
- by Nadia Bailey