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The new Australian musical leads the nominations in a year with Australian and independent musicals coming in strong.

Marina Prior once wanted to be Kate Bush. Her tastes turn out to be eclectic, with Joni Mitchell on high rotation, but her husband can only listen to punk when she’s not there.

The union will work to effect change after its research found alarming levels of bullying in Australian opera and sexual harassment in theatre.

Iestyn Davies and Mark Rylance make a compelling case for music therapy.

A new stage adaptation of Dickens' classic novella introduces Playschool and zombies yet retains the heart of the original.

Rock 'n' Soul with plenty of raw, heart-breaking emotion.

The actor has launched defamation proceedings against The Daily Telegraph, accusing the paper of making “false, pejorative and demeaning claims”.

Sam Strong’s first season as Artistic Director has smashed company records for ticket sales and subscribers.

Turning their back briefly on opera, The Strange Bedfellows are back with a cabaret that will definitely be more naughty than nice.

Matheson and Neave deliver pathos, irony and eye-twinkling humour in this musical biography of the famed resistance fighter.