Arts companies worry State Theatre shutdown could spell curtains for future shows

Arts companies worry State Theatre shutdown could spell curtains for future shows

Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet are among those concerned that Melbourne could miss out on some shows from the knock-on effect of three years of renovations at the State Theatre.

  • byCara Waters

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From the Voice to the word,John Farnham tells his own story

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Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

Puppeteering and tiny tombstones? This festival has it all

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Will Sydney poach one of Melbourne’s leading creatives to fill a key job?

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Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual

Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual

Tom Jones has been touring for six decades,but his arena show was anything but nostalgia.

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Another one bites the dust:Mona Foma cancelled in further blow for live music

Another one bites the dust:Mona Foma cancelled in further blow for live music

The festival,which featured acts including Queens of the Stone Age and Nick Cave,has been permanently cancelled just a month after its most recent event.

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Sydney Theatre Company’s artistic director to step down,eyeing Broadway move

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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.

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Who would have thought a cost of living crisis play could be so funny?
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Farewell to the Sydney theatre that gave Baz Luhrmann his start

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