# Squiz Shortcuts: Australia’s theatre crisis

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Podcast: [Squiz Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/squiz-today-632196)
Published: 2026-07-07T06:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

They say the show must go on, but in recent weeks, there have been a series of high-profile closures in Australia’s theatre industry... It’s raising alarm about how the arts industry is going here, when high-profile shows with big budgets aren’t attracting enough people to keep them going… So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll have a look at what shows have closed, why they’ve found themselves in trouble, and what could possibly be done about it. Squiz Recommends: Reading: This article in Aussie Theatre on this particular issue - it’s got some good insights from people in the industry. Watching/Listening: This Tony Awards performance of She Used to Be Mine - the big song from Waitress, with the writer herself Sara Bareilles as one of the performers. SPONSORED - Try Claude at claude.ai. Hosted by Andrew Williams and Alice Dempster Researched by Andrew Williams Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au ⁠Squiz Shortcuts⁠ is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.

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