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Australian Arts Review (AAR) features the best of Australia’s performing and visual arts sector. Free to access and only featuring professional and independent artistic practice, the website provides up-to-date and relevant editorial content.

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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 7h
Rohan Shearn takes a look at AM I WHO? X 2 - currently playing at the Festival Hub: Meat Market – Craft Room, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 10 October. artsreview.com.au/am-i-who-x-2/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 8h
Rohan Shearn takes a look at ELIZA by Tom Holloway - currently playing at the Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, until 31 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/eliza/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 9h
Following sold-out seasons, five-star reviews and more than 400 performances around the world, An Evening Without Kate Bush starring Sarah-Louise Young, returns to Australia this October with performances in Melbourne, Brisbane, Brunswick Heads and Sydney. artsreview.com.au/an-evening-w...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 10h
On the Couch features Ruth Burke - who stars as Stéphano in West Australian Opera’s production of Romèo et Juliette - which is playing at His Majesty’s Theatre, Perth, from 15 - 24 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 11h
Some of Australia’s most exciting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists will compete for $23,000 in prize money at the Lismore Regional Gallery this year, as finalists are announced for the 2026 Koori Mail Indigenous Art Award. artsreview.com.au/national-ind...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 12h
Casting has been announced for the Australian premiere of the festive fiasco Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, which will fill HOTA – Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, with joy and laughter from 1 – 12 December and the Sydney Opera House from 17 – 29 December 2026. artsreview.com.au/cast-announc...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 13h
Discover emerging Australian artists, musicians, filmmakers, and creators shaping the country’s creative arts scene with fresh ideas and unique perspectives. artsreview.com.au/exploring-ne...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On the Couch features Gavin John - who is the Author and Photographer of Australian Theatres & Cinemas - which is published by Woodslane Press and available from all great book sellers. artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Following its sold-out, five-star Australian premiere, the Seymour Centre and Fruit Box Theatre join forces to return Jack Holden's acclaimed play, Cruise, to Sydney in October, before transferring to Theatre Works in Melbourne in November. artsreview.com.au/jack-holdens...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
June Collins takes a look at ATTENTION by Jessica Grace Sterle - currently playing at Trainscendence, Collingwood, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 9 October. artsreview.com.au/attention/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
John Moyle takes a look at Sydney Theatre Company's production of The Unfriend by Steven Moffat - currently playing at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney, until 31 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/the-unfriend/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Packed with mischief, bad behaviour, political incorrectness and songs you probably shouldn’t sing at work, the Tony Award winning musical Avenue Q is returning to Australia from May 2027. artsreview.com.au/tony-award-w...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This November, Melbourne's leading contemporary dance company CHUNKY MOVE will enter a new chapter of its longstanding commissioning practice for independent artists with the return of NEXT MOVE. artsreview.com.au/championing-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rohan Shearn takes a look at MILF and Cookies starring Marilyn Leder - currently playing at the Classic Elsternwick, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe until 11 October, before playing at the Festival Hub: Trades Hall – Archive Room, 14 & 15 October. artsreview.com.au/milf-and-coo...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Following a sold-out debut season, Mayfair: A New Musical, created by Ian Tassicker and Jasper Cruden, brings the world of classic boardgames to life in a hilarious adventure to Chapel Off Chapel this October. www.artsreview.com.au/mayfair-a-new-musical-comes-to-chapel-off-chapel-this-october/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jason Whyte takes a look at SLUGS - currently playing at the Festival Hub: Meat Market - The Stables, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 17 October. artsreview.com.au/slugs/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jason Whyte takes a look at Mass Hysteria - which recently played at the Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe. www.artsreview.com.au/mass-hysteria/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of the world's biggest rock bands is coming to Crown Melbourne's newest entertainment venue. For one unforgettable evening, Foo Fighters will play an exclusive and intimate show at Crown LIVE on 16 November. www.artsreview.com.au/foo-fighters-to-play-one-night-only-intimate-show-at-crown-live/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The smash-hit Little Shop of Horrors is on the move! Following its sold-out Brisbane season, Woodward Productions brings the acclaimed production to Hobart, Melbourne and Wollongong, with more cities rumoured for 2027. artsreview.com.au/australia-be...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rohan Shearn takes a look at The Enormous Radio by Roslyn Oades and Bob Scott with collaborators - currently playing at The Substation, Newport, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 10 October. artsreview.com.au/the-enormous...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Rohan Shearn takes a look at Gregory Nussen in QFWFQ - currently playing at the Festival Hub: Trades Hall (Meeting Room), as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 4 October. artsreview.com.au/qfwfq-2/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On the Couch features Natalie Jones - who stars as Helen in Victorian Opera’s production of The Spare Room – which will be presented in the Playhouse - Arts Centre Melbourne from 7 - 10 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An abduction, a vanished wife, a reclusive filmmaker and a collection of unsettling dolls provide the ingredients for The Boy Who Loved Dolls, the new novel from one of Australia’s leading novelists and poets, John A. Scott. artsreview.com.au/john-a-scott...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Nolan: Origins is the first major exhibition dedicated to Sidney Nolan’s formative artistic years in Australia. artsreview.com.au/the-making-o...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Local stories take the spotlight in State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2027 season, with a strong focus on stories from Australian writers and most of those productions making their world premieres. artsreview.com.au/state-theatr...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rohan Shearn takes a look at EXHIBIT - currently playing at the La Mama Theatre Courthouse, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 4 October. artsreview.com.au/exhibit-2/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When a silent nature retreat meets a group of urban runaways, peace and quiet quickly give way to comic chaos in Small Mouth Sounds, the acclaimed comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Bess Wohl, playing at the Bille Brown Theatre from 13 October - 1 November. artsreview.com.au/small-mouth-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the Couch features Joshua Hinton - who is the Writer of, and Performer in A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry), which will be presented in the Studio - Sydney Opera House from 14 - 17 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Jason Whyte takes a look at Mona & Spooky – Life Post Mortem - currently playing at the Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, until 4 October. artsreview.com.au/mona-spooky-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
June Collins takes a look at Medea - currently playing at The National Theatre (Studio 2), as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, until 10 October. artsreview.com.au/medea-3/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Malthouse Theatre has launched its 2027 season, the first full program from Artistic Director and Co-CEO Dean Bryant – featuring eight electric productions - all new Australian works and seven of them world premieres. artsreview.com.au/malthouse-th...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Arts Centre Melbourne’s Ian Potter State Theatre will officially reopen tomorrow, Saturday 3 October, six months ahead of schedule, following its first major refurbishment since opening in 1984. artsreview.com.au/arts-centre-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Qtopia Sydney has appointed arts and cultural leader Cecily Hardy as its new Chief Executive Officer, as the organisation focuses on sustaining and growing its role in Sydney's cultural and community life. artsreview.com.au/qtopia-sydne...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Moyle takes a look at Sydney Theatre Company's production of Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly - currently playing in the Wharf 1 Theatre until 1 November 2026. artsreview.com.au/girls-boys-2/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suspended high over the iconic Surfers Paradise beach, THAW by Legs on the Wall opened BLEACH Festival today. The dawn spectacle launched 11 days and nights of more than 50 events in a landmark full-precinct takeover at HOTA, Home of the Arts. artsreview.com.au/bleach-festi...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Paul Selar takes a look at Victorian Opera's production of The Turn of the Screw - which is currently playing at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, until 1 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/the-turn-of-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Rohan Shearn takes a look at KOREABOO by Michelle Lim Davidson - currently playing in the Beckett Theatre - Malthouse Theatre until 10 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/koreaboo-2/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A show for anyone who’s ever felt too foreign in one room and not foreign enough in another, Sahra Davoudi performs Am I Who? X 2, at the Festival Hub: Meat Market (Craft Room), North Melbourne, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe, from 6 – 10 October. artsreview.com.au/am-i-who/
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A three act show about the best worst band of all time, The Shaggs, Melbourne Fringe presents IN BED WITH MY BROTHER's Philosophy of The World at Festival Hub: Meat Market, North Melbourne, this October. artsreview.com.au/philosophy-o...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Melbourne based architectural illustrator Emily Soley, the artist behind Draw My Home, opens A Love Letter to the Inner North, her debut solo exhibition, at Dear Neighbour, Fitzroy, from Friday 2 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/melbourne-il...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Bill Stephens OAM takes a look at Strong Is the New Pretty by Suzie Miller - which recently played at the Canberra Theatre Centre, before playing at the Geelong Arts Centre and Sydney Theatre Company. artsreview.com.au/strong-is-th...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG) - Asia-Pacific's premier live entertainment group and the only major player born, bred, and headquartered in Australia - has unveiled a powerhouse executive line-up across its promoter and technology divisions. artsreview.com.au/teg-unveils-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dr Jytte Holmqvist takes a look at Macy Gray Live: The Encore Tour - which was recently presented at The Coliseum Theatre, Western Sydney, as part of a National Tour. artsreview.com.au/macy-gray-li...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Featuring Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton and Richard Piper, The Village Square returns to Melbourne Fringe with a new cycle of whimsical folk tales, live music and storytelling, at The Motley Wherehaus from 12 - 18 October 2026. artsreview.com.au/the-village-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This October, Victorian Opera presents a heartening, harrowing and darkly funny new opera adapted from Helen Garner’s acclaimed novel The Spare Room at Arts Centre Melbourne. artsreview.com.au/victorian-op...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On the Couch features Leisa Prowd - who stars with Emma J. Hawkins in EXHIBIT – which will be presented at La Mama Courthouse, as part of the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival, from 30 September – 4 October. artsreview.com.au/on-the-couch...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bill Stephens OAM takes a look at Sydney Symphony Orchestra Music That Moves You - which was recently presented in Canberra at the Snow Concert Hall. artsreview.com.au/sydney-symph...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Cape Ballet arrives in Australia in April 2027 with the world’s most loved ballet, Swan lake. The company will perform strictly limited one-week seasons in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne. artsreview.com.au/cape-ballet-...
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stagecoach Performing Arts Manager Ellen Ebbs, from Stagecoach Leichhardt and Annandale in Sydney, is starring in the Australian tour of the multi-award winning musical Fiddler on the Roof and recently invited her students to experience the production during its Sydney season. bit.ly/4rylsgQ
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Australian Arts Review @artsreviewau.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Melbourne Fringe Festival returns from 29 September to 18 October 2026. With a program of 500+ exciting, boundary-pushing arts events, Australian Arts Review takes a look at sixteen events worth checking out. artsreview.com.au/top-picks-fo...
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