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MURDER & REDEMPTIONCommencing in Newcastle, this touring Australian Chamber Orchestra Tolstoy show fea-tures sex, death and betrayal. Feb 2-14, aco.com.au.

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TROPFESTNow in its 25th year, the world’s largest short film festival moves to its new home at Parramatta Park in Sydney. Feb 11, tropfest.com.au.

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SERBIAN FESTIVALEnjoy the food and culture of Australia’s largest Serbian festival at Sydney's Darling Harbour. Feb 4-5, serbianfestival.com.au

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TRIENNIAL OF PERFORMING ARTSEnjoy dance, music and arts honouring contemporary Asia in Melbourne. Feb 13-Mar 6.asiatopa.com.au.

THE MUSIC OF AR RAHMANThe Indian com-poser will perform a one-off show with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Feb 16, mso.com.au.

PERTH INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVALThis long-running festival boasts an array of dance, music, theatre and art. Feb 10-Mar 5, perthfestival.com.au.

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WHITE NIGHTFrom dusk till dawn, Melbourne’s streets will be transformed into hubs of light and art. Feb 18, whitenightmelbourne.com.au.

24 2520RICHARD 3Shakespeare’s tragedy of the malevolent Machiavellian king, Richard III, graces the stages of the Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre Centre and Arts Centre Melbourne. This Bell Shakespeare production is a daring reimagining of a stage classic. Feb 25-May 7, bellshakespeare.com.au.

CHIMERICAThe Sydney Theatre Company premieres this thriller inspired by the Tiananmen Square hero. Feb 28-Apr 1, sydneytheatre.com.au.

NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL FESTIVALCanberra hosts a weekend of global fun, food and culture. Feb 17-19, multiculturalfestival.com.au.

GUNS N' ROSESThe legendary American rock band hits Australia for the first time in 24 years with a capital-cities tour. Feb 7-21, ticketek.com.au.

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MARK COLVIN’S KIDNEYBelvoir St Theatre in Sydney debuts a comedy based on the true story of the ABC broadcaster's organ transplant.Feb 25-Apr 2, belvoir.com.au.

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ADELAIDE FRINGEThe world’s second largest fringe festival sees the City of Churches transformed into an arts wonderland. Feb 17-Mar 19, adelaidefringe.com.au.

AWAYComing to the Sydney Opera House, this play tells the story of three mothers coping with loss and loneliness in the 1960s. Feb 18-Mar 25, sydneytheatre.com.au.

TOSCAPuccini’s classic opera, playing at the Sydney Opera House, is a war drama of love, lust and betrayal set during Nazi-occupied Rome. Feb 17-Mar 31, opera.org.au.