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Theatre and Arts

James Tugwell

Father and son Chris (left) and Harper (right) Blewitt will star on stage together in the Bay Theatre Players' new production 'Compass'.

The opening night of the Bay Theatre Players' latest production Compass will be a very exciting night for all the cast, but am especially special night for father and son actors Chris and Harper Blewitt.

Father and son take to the stage together

Behind the scenes of a Compass rehearsal. From left to right: Tilly Maulguet, Aisha McLean and Milly Shanahan.
Picture: supplied

Tickers are now on sale for the Bay Theatre Players Inc.'s latest production 'Compass' by Australian playwright Jessica Bellamy.

Young actors perfectly equipped for Bay Theatre's latest production

Tom Melville

Despite record rains, the forests are still suffering from the long dry and subsequent fires. Thick scrub fire regrowth of up to three metres affects most of the state forests of the south-east still recovering from logging and fire. This picture was taken at Nalbaugh in Nalbaugh State Forest. Picture: Supplied

A new piece of work showcasing scenes from the track will premier at the Canberra International Music Festival in May.

Songlines: Music of the Bundian Way

Sally Pryor

Curators Rebecca Edwards and Deborah Hart with the recently acquired Near Knossos (1973) by Jeffrey Smart. Picture: Karleen Minney

Smart's works rarely pop up on the market, so the NGA were quick to take action.

Classic colour: National Gallery snaps up Smart bargain

Jenna Price

Jane Campion won best director for The Power of the Dog at this year's Academy Awards. Picture: Getty Images

The arts sector is in dire need of more funding, while also being scared to bite the hand that feeds it.

Why Jane Campion proves we need more than Godzilla

Will Smith has apologised for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscar awards ceremony. Picture: Getty Images

Will Smith has apologized to Chris Rock for slapping the comedian onstage at Sunday's Oscars, writing in a statement that he was "out of line" and "wrong."

Will Smith apologises: 'I was out of line and I was wrong'

Pam McGrath and Nigel Lendon at 'I weave what I have seen: War Rugs of Afghanistan', at the Drill Hall Gallery in 2021. Picture: Rob Little

The rugs were part of the collection of curator Nigel Lendon, who died in October, 2021.

Priceless rugs of war feared destroyed by Lismore floods

Gayle Tomlinson

Casey Donovan, Marina Prior, Caroline OConnor and Erin Clare star in 9-to-5: the Musical. Photograph: David Hooley


The perfect antidote to COVID - Dolly Parton's 9 TO 5: Review

Miriam Webber

Michael Blanche, director of the Lauraine Diggins Fine Art Gallery in Victoria. Picture: Supplied

The painting will 'entrance' NMA visitors, the council chair said.

National Museum acquires $1.2 million Rover Thomas work

The Bridge at Bundanon. Picture: Zan Wimberley

It's a space transformed, but at Bundanon, Arthur Boyd and his beloved landscape is everywhere you look, writes SALLY PRYOR

A first look at the newly transformed Bundanon

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Mr Mannolini uploaded a video of cattle and sheep trucks parked up at the Nullarbor roadhouse and uploaded it to TikTok completely oblivious to how much traction it would gain.

Boredom struck and he started watching agriculture-related Tik Tok videos to pass the time.

Truckie becomes a TikTok sensation

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Vincent Lacoste and Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions. Picture: Palace Cinema

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Period piece steeped in modernity

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Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

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"It's funny when people go, 'you're changing'."

DMA'S getting back to where they once belonged

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Rowan Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean. Picture: Netflix

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean, and is still at the top of his game.

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson

BETTER HEALTH: Regional support services are calling on bulk billing options to be expanded to help those who are struggling to find affordable healthcare options. Picture: FILE

A man in his 60s who couldn't walk but was turned away from the hospital, a family looking for help after their child hurt their hand. Regional support services are seeing higher presentations of complex health needs.

'Bulk up bulk billing': Support services on frontline as healthcare options become unaffordable

Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

Vet staff in Kiama with little alpaca 'Sunny'. Picture:Supplied

Kiama baby alpaca needs life-saving leg amputation

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

EMPTY SHELVES: Leah Davidson, of Amcal Award Pharmacy, Albury, and other Border pharmacists are seeing more and more customers trying to buy up cold and flu medicine this winter, leading to shortages. Picture: MARK JESSER

NSW/Victoria Border region chemists fear panic buying rush of cold, flu medicine

First it was a rush on toilet paper, now it's cold and flu medicine

A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

ROAD TO RECOVERY: Carlyle man Mick Humphreys, with wife Jenny and dog, Lila, is pushing for governments to act on delivering vaccines. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE

'I was the one telling my wife and my family to be inside before four-o-clock.'

'The mozzies were that bad:' Survivor of virus in a call for action

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER: Illustration of an influenza virus particle. Picture: Kateryna Kon / Science Photo Library / Getty Images.

The 2022 season has only just begun and already it's tracking toward a five year record. So what makes this year's flu so bad?

Is this year's flu worse than previous years?

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