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Two white men dressed in Victorian era garb sit on a stage, either side of a large theatrical costumes/props basket with a decanter on the top of it. One man is draped in a blanket and clutches a glass looking worriedly at the older grey haired man, who also looks concerned but off downstage right, clasping his hands in his lap.
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Theatre review: The Woman in Black, QPAC

A powerful production of this acclaimed British thriller has commenced its Australian nationwide tour. 

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Dance Review: SILENCE, His Majesty’s Theatre, WA

SILENCE is a plea for treaty in dance form with drum-heavy soundscapes and a clever use of comedy.

No Church in the Wild. Murray Middleton. Image on the left is an author upper body shot of a white man in his 20s/30s sitting at a wooden table with his hands clasped on the table, and wearing a blue jumper. On the right is the book cover, which features a facade of a block of commission flats with the book's title laid over the balconies.
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Book review: No Church in the Wild, Murray Middleton

A complex and confronting story about migrant youth from the towers of Melbourne's inner west, their teachers and the local…

Image is a conceptual artwork that is a frame of 64 rectangular shapes laid out in eight rows with a black bold framework around and between them. Characters.
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Exhibition review: Characters, Hayden's Gallery

Six contemporary women artists using conceptual art to explore change, process and the philosophy of art.

Image is a dark gallery with a shiny wooden floor and a white box seat. On the walls are two 3D pieces, one a cupboard like work and the other comprising abstract faces.
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Exhibition review: Odalala, nireekshane and Uyirvu, Arts House

Australian and international artists examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality.

The King's Player. Image is a bald white actor dressed in scruffy Middle Ages clothes with his mouth agape and his arms stretched out in surprise. Behind him is a large yellowish backdrop featuring a circle with a picture of a juggler in it.
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Theatre review: The King's Player, Alex Theatre

A one-man comedy show inspired by 'Hamlet', and told from the perspective of a lowly minstrel desperate for promotion.

The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes. Image on left is an author shot of a white woman in a white shirt, with a brown bob, smiling at the camera and leaning on a mantelpiece. On the right is the book cover showing the back of an 1800s woman in black striding along a dusty outback track with her back to us.
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Book review: The Story Thief, Kyra Geddes

A feminist perspective on Henry Lawson's 'The Drover’s Wife'.

Excitable Boy. Image on left is a head and shoulders shot of a white man in his 30s wearing a blue shirt under a grey jumper. On the right is a book cover with a photo of a young ragamuffin boy standing on a garden path between bushes and with a cigarette in his hand.
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Book review: Excitable Boy: Essays on Risk, Dominic Gordon

Dominic Gordon's first book takes us down Melbourne's lesser known paths.

Rocks holding up. Simone Slee. image is two pieces of rock on a plinth. They are on top of each other with a bulbous glass artefact squeezing out from between them.
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Exhibition review: Simone Slee: Rocks holding up, Sarah Scout Presents

A suite of sculptural works that is reflective and playful.

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt. Image is a group of Samoan women on a stage sitting on chairs in a semi circle and holding their fists together in front of them. In the middle stands another woman in a grey dress raising her arms triumphantly. The camera is at the back of the audience so some silhouetted heads are in the foreground.
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Performance review: Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, Riverside Theatres

Poetry-based work about being a Samoan woman performed by a multi-skilled ensemble.

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