Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Sarah Braybrooke, Journalist

Features / Arts
Treasure Trove
“I think all of us never know. However brave we like to think we would be, unless we are put in that position, you simply don’t know..."
Features / Arts
No Real Sing-A-Long
“I spend a lot of time in front of a screen and it drives me crazy, I’ve got to get away from it sometimes."
Reviews / Arts
The Pajama Men
Pajama Men: Just the Two of Each of Us
Somehow, by the end of the night Allen and Chavez achieve the seemingly impossible, bringing together all their creations into one hilariously wacky unifying narrative.
Reviews / Arts
Idiot Of Ants
The weakest moments are a tad schoolboyish, but the best bits are when they use their silliness to its fully advantage, taking ideas from pop culture - think facebook, videogames or even the word game ‘hangman’ - and playing them out to their inevitably ridiculous conclusion.
Features / Arts
Beneath The Surface
“Reading it, you know that horrifically violent things are occurring... yet it’s very funny to read. That’s the danger of the book, and that’s why it can scare you."
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Flesh And Bone
Never taking itself too seriously, it’s a dance show with substance and imagination.
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It Is Written
“A lot of people feel reassured when they think they know what the future is. Or they have a belief that they follow through their daily life, and that makes them feel more secure in some ways.”
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Bring The Noise
“In the age we live in, female friendships are so much more important for living in your 20s; for growing up, [and] for wondering about who you are.”
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Wrestling With Truth
"I remember the absolute certainty you have of some major event in your life, and it’s outrageous to you that someone could have forgotten a moment or read it in a different way. I think that is something that we can all identify with.”
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Constellations
There’s no mistaking his talent as a young playwright and his naturalistic dialogue is handled well by the actors.
Features / Arts
Making A Zine
“There was a real sense in ‘98, ‘99, as the Internet was just growing, that it would really kill zines completely."
Features / Arts
Make Them Count
“When we work with the people in the events, we don’t want them to select the five best films that they’ve seen, we want them to choose the films that actually mean a lot to them..."