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A large copy of Alison Lester's picture book 'Imagine Live' is placed in the middle of the stage, with two actors between it and various paraphrenalia from the book.
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Theatre review: IMAGINE LIVE, Arts Centre Melbourne

Based on Alison Lester's popular picture book, this production works for all the family.

Man playing piano on stage, Rufus Wainwright
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Music review: Rufus Wainwright, Sydney Festival

An incredible performance by Rufus Wainwright reminds us of the enduring power of folk music.

On a pink wall, two video screens are set next to each other.
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Exhibition review: Contact Zone: Victoria Wareham, Metro Arts

The screen and its relationship with the viewer.

A woman is peeping through the folds of a large, oversized puppet. The light on them both is golden in a production of 'Hometown.'
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Theatre review: Hometown, Claremont Showground

A new puppet musical inspired by the work of Shaun Tan.

left panel is a headshot of a middle aged Caucasian woman with short cropped blonde hair resting her chin on her right hand, wearing a black round neck shirt against a red backdrop. On the right is a book cover of the bottom half of some black stockinged legs wearing black lace up boots standing in yellow fallen leaves and the words Grace and Marigold in white at the top
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Book review: Grace and Marigold, Mira Robertson

A moving and intriguing period novel of awakenings and secrets that strikes true.

Billie Marten, a singer/musician who has long blonde hair. She is holding a guitar and singing.
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Music review: Billie Marten, Corner Hotel

Billie Marten, the British folk singer-songwriter, shone bright despite a heckling crowd. 

Two panels. On the left is of Irvin Yalom, a man with a grey goatee, a hat and a blue top. On the right is the cover of his book, 'Hour of the Heart' which features a dandelion.
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Book review: Hour of the Heart, Irvin D Yalom

The 'father of group therapy' moves to a different model of treatment.

Three men sitting at a table in front of a stable door in a production of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.'
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Theatre review: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Another tried and true staging of a Shakespeare comedy from The Australian Shakespeare Company.

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Exhibition review: The Charge That Binds, ACCA

Uniting disparate strands of ecologically-engaged art, the exhibition covers vast geographical distances and pressing topics.

Two black and white panels. On the left a head and shoulders of an older man (Al Pacino) with black hair brushed back, goatee and moustached, in a black shirt. On the right the book cover of a younger clean shaven Al Pacino holding his hand across his forehead and wearing a dark jumper, and the words Al Pacino in gold and Sonny Boy in white.
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Book review: Sonny Boy, Al Pacino

The Oscar-winning actor looks back on his life and career to reveal how he left the Bronx to hit the…

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