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Trophy Boys review: boys will be boys on tour

Runaway hit play Trophy Boys returns to excoriate a world of privilege and male collusion.

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Dial M for Murder review: dial NQ for not quite

A new adaptation of Frederick Nott's 1952 play Dial M for Murder at Melbourne's Theatre Works feels like a missed…

Four women in sparkly gold outfits dancing. Two have silver pom poms in a production of PHANTASM.
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PHANTASM review: four dancers explore reality and beyond

Melanie Lane fights reality in PHANTASM, a new full-length work commissioned by Chunky Move.

Five people dancing in further coats in The Orchard.
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The Orchard review: Pony's Cam's radical interpretation of Chekov classic at the Malthouse

In The Orchard Chekov’s classic play is deconstructed as the jumping-off point for a smart, uncompromising rant against our dehumanised…

A man is standing on a milk crate. There are people dancing around him in a production of In The Heights.
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In The Heights review: Lin-Manuel Miranda will have you dancing in your seat

In The Heights, by the theatrical force behind Hamilton, pulses with heritage and history.

A woman is looking at a man through a veiled frame in Three Plays.
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Three Plays review: Tennessee Williams in snack form by Ground Floor Theatre

Three rarely seen one-act plays by Tennessee Williams are given the omnibus treatment on the Old Fitz stage in Three…

Fifteen performers on stage for the production of Songs for a New World.
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Songs for a New World review: talent aplenty at Chapel off Chapel

With a large cast, Songs for a New World showcases the talents of songwriter Jason Robert Brown.

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The Far Side of the Moon and Other Stories: former journalist Jana Wendt's new book

Jana Wendt, the longstanding journalist, has now turned to fiction in her book The Far Side of the Moon and…

Four men in front of various contraptions in production of The War of The Worlds.
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The War of the Worlds review: the radio adaptation in a new Perth venue

This production of The War of the Worlds is based on Orson Welles' radio version of HG Wells' famous book.

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The Visitor review: Rebecca Starford's novel is Queensland gothic

Rebecca Starford's The Visitor is about ghosts we can't run away from.

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