Trade Paper

Arts Hub does indeed do news, and I would state that at one point it was as good as The Stage, and probably the best place for arts news. However, they have recently declined in the quality of their content. There is no other trade publication (most of which are online here) which comes even remotely close to The Stage, other than Stage Whispers, which only recently moved towards having more info on pro theatre. There are other sites, such as Aussietheatre.com, or Quietonset.com.au, but basically nothing that would satisfy you. There are a number of sites that come and go that think they can fill the void for theatre info, but predominantly they focus on auditions/jobs and advertising for their customers. You can find plenty of sites for amateur theatre, but none present quality info for pro work (outside of perhaps the FAQ on this site). Puppets and patterns at Puppets in Melbourne