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Julie Andrews to tour Australia

The legendary performer will appear on stage with an old pal from the Sound of Music.

June issue of Limelight: Your essential guide to British music

The June issue focuses on the glorious musical tradition that is British music.

Arts proven to combat Alzheimers

New British study proves the benefits of the Arts in treating patients with debilitating mental disease.

Chess sweeps the board in Melbourne

The Production Company’s home-grown hit steals the limelight from OA’s South Pacific.

Blanchett and Upton announce $20 ticket deal

Sydney Theatre Company’s year-round cheap ticket scheme could revolutionise access for thousands.

Brisbane Festival: Dancing the light fantastic

Director Noel Staunton talks about Verdi, hip hop, and getting Queenslanders to stay up until 2 am.

Live review: Hedda Gabler (State Theatre Company, SA)

Alison Bell is the star in an updated Hedda that nearly makes you forget it's been updated.

What would Kurt Weill have made of Dame Edna?

Or why the music of heady, seedy Weimar Germany is one of my enduring passions.

Professional Romeo seeks locals for clubbing

Natalie Weir talks dance and why Expressions Dance Company needs 20 likely lads and lasses wherever it goes.

A Clockwork Orange

Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, the seminal dystopian novel celebrated the 50th year of its first publication in 2012. This production comes from UK theatre company Action To The Word. Seymour Centre, Sydney, April 23 to May 5 then on tour around Australia.

Live review: A Clockwork Orange

More show than substance as all-male cast bring Burgess to the stage. (Seymour Centre, Sydney, April 23)

Live review: Henry IV (Bell Shakespeare)

Bell Shakespeare's canny updated adaptation compresses six hours of history plays neatly into three.

Fergus Linehan appointed director of Edinburgh Festival

Current head of Vivid and former director of the Sydney Festival is to take over in 2015.

El' Circo: cabaret, circus, burlesque, all in one

Part circus, part cabaret, part burlesque and entirely original, El’ Circo is a truly magical experience that captivates, the moment you enter the room. Created by French born Marc Kuzma, the show features a range of circus acts influenced with the matchless charm and flavour of Parisian cabaret. It it currently running at Slide, 41 Oxford Street, Sydney every Saturday night and selected Fridays until 2014.

Red Bull Flying Bach: Melissa Lesnie's breakdancing lesson

To the immortal tunes of B-Boy Bach, Limelight deputy editor Melissa Lesnie learned how to lock, pop and baby freeze.

May issue of Limelight: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring turns 100

The new issue reveals how Stravinsky’s controversial yet hugely influential masterpiece changed the world.

Hobart Baroque: L'Isola Disabitata (Covent Garden)

Direct from Covent Garden, this charming production delighted island audiences at Theatre Royal.

The Art of Lisa Tomasetti: Dancers on the verge

Lisa Tomasetti's photographs have been documenting the Australian Ballet on tour for several years. Her latest exhibition juxtaposes classical form with the urban landscape. The show runs at the Salerno Gallery, 70 Glebe Point Road, April 14-28.

Live review: David Hansen recital (Hobart Baroque)

With the Orchestra of the Antipodes/Erin Helyard
Theatre Royal, April 13

Live Review: L'Isola Disabitata (Covent Garden, Hobart Baroque)

A short-but-sweet triumph in Tasmania marks an auspicious beginning for Hobart Baroque.
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