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Two panels. On the left is a young woman with long wavy brown hair wearing a blue shirt over a white top. On the right is the cover of the book 'Stinkbug'. Against a blue background, a woman is lying face down. There are various bugs around her.
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Book review: Stinkbug, Sinéad Stubbins

Toxic workplace culture from a millennial's point of view.

A man in a grey suit and a woman in a red dress are sitting apart on a park bench.
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Theatre review: Heaven, Loading Dock Theatre, Qtopia Sydney

Kate Gaul directs the 2023 Irish Times' Best New Play at LGBTQIA+ museum and cultural centre, Qtopia Sydney. 

An elderly man sitting on a bed. He's wearing a grey robe. The bed too is grey as is the background. The actor is Max Gillies, performing a scene from 'Endgames', a trio of short modernist plays or play extracts at Melbourne venue fortyfivedownstairs.
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Theatre review: Endgames, fortyfivedownstairs

Three short works from modernist playwrights Chekhov, Beckett and Hibberd.

Three women wearing aprons stand in the middle of a kitchen making passata. There are boxes and trays of tomatoes around. A scene from Brink Productions/STCSA's 'Looking for Alibrandi'.
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Theatre review: Looking for Alibrandi, Adelaide Festival Centre

Melina Marchetta’s much loved book about migrant families in Australia is brought to life on stage.

Four women standing with their hands on their hips. A scene from 'FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut]', now showing at The Butterfly Club.
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Theatre review: FEMME PLAY [ungrateful slut], The Butterfly Club

Judy Doubas’ latest play illuminates women’s roles in contemporary society.

A band on stage with a video screen behind them. There are two men standing on either side of the frame.
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Performance review: Vandemonian Lags, Melbourne Recital Centre

A reprisal of a musical production by Mick Thomas and friends about Tasmanian convicts and their stories.

A dancer with their back bent and arms slightly outstretched, looking towards the right hand side. They are framed behind a curtain on stage with a dome-like opening.
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Dance review: Tomorrow Makers 7, Dancenorth Australia

A varied yet captivating collection of six dance works.

A painting enclosed within an elaborate gold frame with words 'Louis Vuitton' depicted in the artworks' centre. Showing as part of the exhibition 'Tracey Jones: Cultural Baggage' at CBD Gallery, Sydney.
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Exhibition Review: Tracey Jones: Cultural Baggage, CBD Gallery 

The fleeting nature of luxury items captured.

A dark-skinned woman on all fours, grimacing in the dark.
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Performance review: The Birds, Malthouse Theatre

This adaptation of 'The Birds' sticks far more closely to Du Maurier's tale than the Hitchcock film.

A boxer in silhouette.
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Theatre review: Shadow Boxing, Explosives Factory

A remount of a production needs more signposting about the era.

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