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Dolly Parton Has Announced a Broadway Musical Based on Her Life So Start Begging for It to Please Come Down Under
Set to debut in New York in 2026, this new stage show will step through the icon's story and career — and Parton has written new songs for it.
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Laura Jones Has Just Picked Up the 2024 Archibald Prize for Her Portrait of Author Tim Winton
This is just the 14th time that a woman has taken home the prestigious accolade — and the fourth time that the Greater Western Sydney-based artist has been a finalist.
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The Odds Are in Your Favour for Another 'Hunger Games' Prequel Book in 2025, Then a Movie in 2026
Set around the Second Quarter Quell, 'Sunrise on the Reaping' will add another instalment to the dystopian franchise both on the page and on the screen.
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Coming Soon: The West End Electric Is Brisbane's New 400-Plus-Seat Theatre and Entertainment Space
Strut & Fret isn't just bringing 'LIMBO — THE RETURN' to town for Brisbane Festival — it's launching a new venue.
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Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 Will Open with Adam Elliot's New Stop-Motion Animation 'Memoir of a Snail'
Here's the first 24 movies that you need to see at this year's MIFF, including Sundance sensation 'I Saw the TV Glow' and a documentary about Warren Ellis establishing an animal sanctuary.
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Tony- and Grammy-Winning Musical 'Hadestown' Will Make Its Australian Premiere in Sydney in 2025
The hit production, which hit Broadway in 2019, gives the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice a new spin featuring jazz and American folk tunes.
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Luminous After-Dark Experience Lightscape Is Returning to the City Botanic Gardens for Brisbane Festival 2024
Brisbane is getting another chance to mosey through two kilometres of light and colour, all while walking through nature, complete with works by Queensland First Nations artists.
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Brisbane Festival's 2024 Program Is Here with Dazzling Fashion, The Art Boat's Return and a Bingeable Theatre Show
Also on the lineup across September: a Warumpi Band celebration, 400-plus drones telling a First Nations story above the city and 'Eucalyptus' turned into an opera.
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'Jean Paul Gaultier's Fashion Freak Show' Is Making Its Australian Debut at Brisbane Festival 2024
Playing an Aussie-exclusive season, this stage production features more than 200 original Gaultier couture pieces and celebrates the designer's 50-year career.
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In Space, Chestbursting Horror Wreaks Havoc Again in the Full Trailer for New 'Alien' Film 'Romulus'
Seven years after 'Alien: Covenant' and 45 years since Ridley Scott's original sci-fi masterpiece, this iconic franchise is back.
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The Potential Is Strong with 'The Acolyte', Which Gives 'Star Wars' a Spirited New Small-Screen Spinoff
Jedi are being eliminated by a mysterious warrior in this thrilling new addition to a galaxy far, far away from 'Russian Doll' co-creator Leslye Headland.
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Twelve of the Best RISING 2024 Events That Will Help You Get Out of the House This Winter
RISING 2024's most-exciting events include an absurdist dinner party, a massive festival within the festival and a heap of different one-off parties.
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Twelve Movies to Put on Your Must-See List at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival
Whether you're keen on a dose of weirdness with your SFF sessions, to embrace a Sydney icon or to see award-winning flicks, there's something for you among these titles.
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Listen Out's 2024 Lineup Is Here with 21 Savage, Skepta, Tyla, Flo Milli, John Summit and Sub Focus
This electronic-meets-hip hop fest returns come spring — and if you were worried about missing the NRL final in Sydney and the AFL final in Perth, there'll be screens showing them.
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Sydney Film Festival Has Expanded Its 2024 Program with Eight New Movies Straight From Cannes
Cinephiles of Sydney, you'd best make room on your SFF schedule for more movies — including Francis Ford Coppola's long-awaited 'Megalopolis'.
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A Huge René Magritte Exhibition Is Coming to Australia as Part of the 2024–25 Sydney International Art Series
As well as a showcase of works by the Belgian surrealist, Sydney International Art Series 2024–25 will feature Cao Fei and Julie Mehretu exhibitions.
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Live at the Gardens Is the New Gig Series Debuting at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in November 2024
The team behind A Day on the Green is starting a new excuse to enjoy live tunes in leafy surroundings, with plans for two November weekends and a return in March 2025.
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Thom Yorke Is Bringing His First-Ever Solo Tour to Australia and New Zealand in Spring 2024
The Radiohead frontman will play tunes from across his career, including his solo work and film scores, on this six-date trip Down Under.
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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson, an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller and the new season of an Aussie rom-com sitcom.
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George Miller Is Coming to Sydney Film Festival to Chat About All Things 'Mad Max' and 'Furiosa'
You've seen 'Furiosa' and 'Fury Road' — now catch the iconic director talking to stuntman and filmmaker Nash Edgerton about the franchise.
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It's Time to Get Weird with Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Again in the Full Trailer for 'Kinds of Kindness'
Jesse Plemons just won the Best Actor prize at Cannes for the latest collaboration from the 'Poor Things' and 'The Favourite' duo.
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Matt Adnate's Portrait of Baker Boy Just Won the Archibald Packing Room Prize Among 2024's Finalists
This year's fellow Archibald Prize contenders include portraits of Jacob Elordi, Tony Armstrong, Chloé Hayden and Jaguar Jonze.
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Kelis Is Heading to Brisbane as a BIGSOUND Keynote Speaker and to Play at Sweet Relief! 2024
At Sweet Relief!, the 'Milkshake' and 'Bossy' talent will be joined by The Presets, Electric Fields, Haiku Hands and more.
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The Full Trailer for 'The Bear' Season Three Teases Non-Negotiables, Weird Vibes and a Quest for Perfection
Living up to Carmy's vision of the absolute best in fine-dining is a stressful task in the latest look at upcoming third season of 'The Bear'.
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Disney's First Teaser Trailer for 'Moana 2' Sets Sail on Another Ocean Adventure with Familiar Voices
Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson are back as Moana and Maui in this eight-years-later sequel, which hits cinemas in November.
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Same Delightful Dog-Adoring Rom-Com Sitcom, But with a Few New Tricks: That's 'Colin From Accounts' Season Two
Created by and starring Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, this award-winner has gone from "will they or won’t they?" to "should've they or should've they not?".
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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Exceptional as a Puppeteer Searching for His Missing Son in Engrossing Miniseries 'Eric'
Don’t be surprised if awards come Benedict Cumberbatch’s way for this Netflix six-parter that features a seven-foot muppet and a dive into corruption.
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Andrew Scott, Josh O'Connor and Cailee Spaeny Will Be Among the Suspects in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'
If you weren't already excited about Benoit Blanc's next case, which is set to arrive on Netflix in 2025, then you should be now.
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Sydney Film Festival 2024 Is Set to Close with Straight-From-Cannes Body-Horror 'The Substance'
Fresh from picking up the Best Screenplay award on the Croisette, this Demi Moore- and Margaret Qualley-starring movie is heading to Australia.
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Blessed News: 'Sister Act' Is the Next Smash-Hit Broadway Musical That's Coming to Brisbane
Sydney and Melbourne aren't the only cities welcoming this five-time Tony-nominee, with the show locking in a Brisbane season from February 2025.
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Thirteen New Movies You Can Watch in May That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.
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The Sole Copy of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Is Heading to Mona for Ten Days in June
Records don't get much rarer than the hip hop collective's seventh album — and you'll also be able to listen to a 30-minute mix from it at the Tasmanian gallery.
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'Synthony' Is Back for 2024 to Bust Out a Live Orchestra Playing Dance Music Hits Around Australia
Tunes by Swedish House Mafia, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim and Avicii are getting the orchestral treatment.
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Haus of Horror Is Celebrating the Winter Solstice with a Screening of 'The Ring' Inside the Old Darlinghurst Gaol
The immersive cinema experience is aiming to start a new annual tradition: getting spooked out with a scary movie in a historic spot to celebrate the shortest day of the year.
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New 'Knives Out' Movie 'Wake Up Dead Man' Will Get Daniel Craig Sleuthing as Benoit Blanc Again in 2025
Where Rian Johnson's next whodunnit will be set and who'll be among the suspects hasn't yet been revealed, but the film will hit Netflix next year.
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The Latest Trailer for 'The Bear' Season Three Dishes Up a New Serving of Dysfunctional Kitchen Dramas
Carmy and the crew might've opened their dream fine-diner, but they're still surrounded by chaos in the hit show's latest sneak peek at its third season.
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New Matildas Documentary 'Trailblazers' Will Hit Stan in June — and It Has a Trailer Filled with Familiar Faces
Mary Fowler, Sam Kerr, Steph Catley, Ellie Carpenter, Katrina Gorry and first-ever Matildas captain Julie Dolan all get chatting in this new doco.
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The Titanic Story Will Go on at This Big Exhibition with 200 Artefacts That's Coming to Australia
After displaying in the US and UK, 'Titanic. The Human Story' will make its Aussie debut in Brisbane from July.
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Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega Bring Back the Ghost with the Most in the Full 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Trailer
The Juice is loose again, complete with Michael Keaton getting ghoulish, with Tim Burton returning to his 1988 hit 36 years later.
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Ace: 'Challengers' Has Been Fast-Tracked to Streaming So You Can Watch the Spicy Tennis Drama on the Couch
If you haven't made a cinema date with this Zendaya-, Josh O'Connor- and Mike Faist-starring movie yet, you can now also catch it at home.
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Start Thinking About Christmas: MSO Is Bringing 'Home Alone' Back to the Big Screen Again with a Live Soundtrack
This isn't the first time that Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has relived this 90s Christmas classic with a live orchestral score — and we're sure it won't be the last.
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Your First Look at Liam Hemsworth as Geralt Is Here in the Debut Teaser for 'The Witcher' Season Four
Netflix hasn't announced when the fantasy series will return yet, but this is what it will look like without Henry Cavill.