Art
From a superorganism of 50 bodies moving as one to a camp cowboy crooner, these are the boundary-pushing and thoroughly entertaining shows you should see at next year’s festival.
Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined
Former 'Home and Away' actor Josh Quing Tart embodies the gender-flexing cabaret show from the 1970s.
Joan Didion's The White Album
Twenty-five audience members sit on stage to witness the upheaval of the 1960s in the stage adaptation of Joan Didion's seminal essay.
I'm a Phoenix, Bitch
Imagine the worst year of your life played out on stage — then go see Bryony Kimmings show us hers.
Two Crews
Two hip-hop crews from across the globe come together for one mega dance off.
Colossus
Award-winning Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake will create a symmetrically satisfying work featuring 50 bodies moving as one.
Orville Peck
Canadian masked crooner Orville Peck gives country music a camp icon.
Double Delicious
Listen and learn from storytelling cooks like Benjamin Law, Valerie Berry, Heather Jeong and Elizabeth Chong.
Triple Threat
Provocateur Lucy McCormick takes scissors and glue to the New Testament — with glorious filth.
The Mermaid
Confront the fragility of our environment with a performer who is risking her life to be there.
She Conjured the Clouds
You can touch — and even eat — the kaleidoscope world of this world-premiere work by artist Justene Williams.
Bran Nue Dae
A chance to see the beloved Aboriginal stage musical 30 years after its debut.
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