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<em>The Floating World</em>, a post-war time capsule, broke the mould for Australian theatre in 1974. A revival at Sydney's Griffin Theatre shows why.

REVIEW: The Floating World | Griffin Theatre, Sydney

The Floating World, a post-war time capsule, broke the mould for Australian theatre in 1974. A revival at Sydney's Griffin Theatre shows why.

<em>Brief Encounter</em> will charm your socks off. The British import production for the Melbourne Festival breathes new life into Noel Coward's nostalgic play.

REVIEW: Brief Encounter (Melbourne Festival) | Athenaeum Theatre

Brief Encounter will charm your socks off. The British import production for the Melbourne Festival breathes new life into Noel Coward's nostalgic play.

Is the music industry sexist? There's plenty of women in the business, but they're not being represented, writes former music critic and MusicNSW executive officer <b>Kirsty Brown</b>.

Why the blokey music industry is out of tune

Is the music industry sexist? There's plenty of women in the business, but they're not being represented, writes former music critic and MusicNSW executive officer Kirsty Brown.

Eleanor Catton is the youngest person ever to win the Man Booker Prize, and for the longest book. And yet the New Zealander's 832-page epic tome is still compulsively readable.

A twisty, cosmic tale crowns the youngest-ever Booker winner

Eleanor Catton is the youngest person ever to win the Man Booker Prize, and for the longest book. And yet the New Zealander's 832-page epic tome is still compulsively readable.

He’s played a French planter in the South Pacific and now he’ll play the King of Siam in another Rodgers and Hammerstein hit. But is the “colour-blind casting” of Kiwi baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes OK?

Has 'colour-blind' stage casting picked the wrong Thai?

He’s played a French planter in the South Pacific and now he’ll play the King of Siam in another Rodgers and Hammerstein hit. But is the “colour-blind casting” of Kiwi baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes OK?

He's played a French planter in the South Pacific and now he'll play the King of Siam in another Rogers and Hammerstein hit. But is the "colour-blind casting" of Kiwi baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes OK?

Should this man play a Thai king? The (colour-blind) King and I

He's played a French planter in the South Pacific and now he'll play the King of Siam in another Rogers and Hammerstein hit. But is the "colour-blind casting" of Kiwi baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes OK?

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REVIEW: The Rite Of Spring / Petrushka (Melbourne Festival) | Comedy Theatre

The cast of The Rite Of Spring | Comedy Theatre

Mat Schulz found a place where experimental music was brought into the fold in the Polish city of Krakow. <b>Sanjay Fernandes</b> catches up with him in Germany.

A discordant sound travels from Wagga to world stages

Mat Schulz found a place where experimental music was brought into the fold in the Polish city of Krakow. Sanjay Fernandes catches up with him in Germany.

Moving infrastructure to regional centres is one option mooted to managed urban sprawl, but it's not that simple, writes <b>Alan Davies</b>.

Off to the country: can regional areas help with urban sprawl?

Moving infrastructure to regional centres is one option mooted to managed urban sprawl, but it's not that simple, writes Alan Davies.

<em>Super Discount</em> is courageous theatre. Not because of its cast -- people with disabilities -- but because of where they dare to go with the material.

REVIEW: Super Discount | Wharf 1, Sydney

Super Discount is courageous theatre. Not because of its cast -- people with disabilities -- but because of where they dare to go with the material.