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Book review: Last Letter to a Reader, Gerald Murnane

Murnane delivers a 'constellation of ideas' in this collection of essays.

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Book review: Devotion, Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent’s stunning third book is a queer love story that transcends time and space.

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Exhibition review: Jeremy Deller: Father and Son

A sculptural installation that melts with the passing of time.

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Circus review: Common Dissonance

First Nations circus provides a dynamic expression of contemporary Australian society.

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TV review: Books That Made Us

This ABC and Blackfella Films production tries to get books back on the box but focuses too much on celebrity.

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Theatre review: Prayer Machine, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A two-hander about navigating memory, trust and love.

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Theatre review: Eureka Day, State Theatre Company SA

A prescient, timely show about viral outbreaks that predates COVID.

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Theatre review: As You Like It, MTC

A big cast, a lavish set, and a legacy of high Renaissance pastoral comedy animate MTC's lockdown return.

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Book review: The Stoning, Peter Papathanasiou

Outback noir debut follows and diverges from the dusty trail set by Jane Harper's The Dry.

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Theatre review: Highway of Lost Hearts, Lingua Franca and BMEC

A truly exceptional production that is winsome, lyrical and at times even transcendent.

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