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Actors in Crisis Create New Beginnings for The Government Inspector

Actor Gareth Davies talks panic, process and becoming mistaken auteur 'Seyfat Babayev' for Belvoir's latest.

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Oxford Street Gets Shagadelic with the Opening of Easy Tiger

Waitresses on roller-skates, '70s-inspired cocktails and BYO vinyl. Stahp!

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The Best New Experiences in Sydney This Week

Love thy chicken and see the sun float in Sydney Harbour.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Mezcal

Regina Buenos Ros and Phil Bayly reveal the secrets of Mexico's most mysterious agave spirit.

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The Road Ahead for Sydney’s Food Trucks

Fifty new trucks are hitting the road. But what else do we need to do to build the street food culture of a global city?

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The Soda Factory Adds New Cheap Eats and Themed Nights

Sydney's masters of cheap eats strike again.

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Flex Your Right to Vote in Interactive Fight Night

Vote in a pugnacious theatre work that's "a cross between Big Brother and an Italian general election".

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The future is nearly here, and Game of Thrones' Hodor is a DJ.

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Vivid Sydney 2014 to Include Pixies, Upworthy and Your Giant Face

Light, music and ideas shine on in winter.

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The Best Tacos in Sydney

Whether you like 'em authentic or all-you-can-eat.

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Get Free Concert Tickets in Return for Online Activism

Fight the good fight in return for free music.

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Jimmy Fallon Hosts His First Tonight Show, Dances Through Hip Hop History with Will Smith

You know you've made it when you're twerking with the Fresh Prince.

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Adriano Zumbo Teams Up with Tim Tams

Two Aussie icons get together for a sweet collab.

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Detroit Chef Creates a Ten-Course Menu Based on Radiohead’s Kid A

Everything on its right plate.

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Four Pillars Gin Nights Come to Bottle and Beast Pop-Up

Gin-loving carnivores should check out this tasty-sounding pop-up before it vanishes.

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Wanted: The Best Deputy Editor in the Business

Are you an authority on pop culture, music, food, drink, events and city life?

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Eight Exciting Food and Drink Trends Brewing in 2014

Hybrid snacks, whole pigs, one-food wonders and an abundance of green.

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In Dramatic Role Reversal, Melbourne-Inspired Eatery Opens in New York

Start spreading the news, New York has got a taste of Down Under.

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Inimitable Hugh Laurie to Tour Australia, Musically

Not only does he act, he also plays a mean blues.

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