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The company of 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' at The Hayes Theatre.
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Musical review: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Hayes Theatre

A melodramatic musical farce set in Madrid in the late 1980s.

Two panels. On the left is portrait of a bald man with glasses. He is wearing a white shirt over a black t shirt. On the right is the cover of the book 'The Victoria Principle.' It features cut out shapes of two colourful trees and a two figures walking on a diagonal board.
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Book review: The Victoria Principle, Michael Farrell

A captivating mix of stories, opinions, reminiscences, jokes and unexpected delights – this brilliant collection defies categorisation.

Two panels. On the left is he cover of a book, 'The Players'. It has an illustration of a woman with orange hair against foliage. On the right is author Deborah Pike. She has wavy brown hair and is wearing a mint coloured shirt and holding a white mug.
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Book review: The Players, Deborah Pike

Youthful connections span time and continents.

An installation of different free standing lights and a few on tan-coloured panels inside a space with high ceiling.
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Exhibition review: 100 Lights, Melbourne Design Week, Meat Market Stables

Enter a world (well three galleries-worth) of illumination in this dedicated exhibition of light.

A man is sitting in a boat with his back to us. A woman is sitting on a chair with her face down.
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Dance review: Blue, Playhouse Theatre, QPAC

The Australasian Dance Collective celebrates its 40th anniversary with 'Blue', a powerful and beautifully realised trilogy. 

A Black woman is sitting on a bed spread which features a yellow and white design. The light is subdued.
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Theatre review: The Black Woman of Gippsland, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

A modern mystery tale about Indigenous identity.

'The Door in Question' is part of Sleepless Footscray Festival. A moody and atmospheric photograph of a person wearing a white VR headset; they are framed by a window, making us feel almost voyeuristic as we look at them. Behind the seated figure are sheets of paper stuck on the wall, including old pages and photographs from a book.
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Immersive review: The Door in Question, 47 Paisley St, Footscray, Sleepless Footscray Festival 

A heady mix of VR, interactive AI and immersive theatre take over a series of empty rooms and suburban streets…

A scene from STC's 2025 production of Beckett's 'Happy Days'. A woman with her bottom half hidden in a mound of dirt. There's a black plastic bag next to her, and on her other side is man with his back to us, holding up a newspaper. He too is visible only from his waist up.
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Theatre review: Happy Days, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company

Lead actor and co-director Pamela Rabe shines in this staging of a classic Samuel Beckett play. 

Two panels. On the left is a blonde woman wearing black. On the right is the cover of ther book 'Always Home, Always Homesick.' It features mountain ranges in shades of mauve.
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Book review: Always Home, Always Homesick, Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent's first non-fiction book retreads the grounds of her Iceland-set bestseller, 'Burial Rites.'

Two young boys in a vehicle made out of spare parts play as part of the DreamBIG Children’s Festival's Big Weekend at Adelaide Festival Centre.
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Festival review: DreamBIG Children's Festival BIG Family Weekend, Adelaide Festival Centre

The DreamBIG Children’s Festival celebrated 50 years of inspiring children’s imaginations through art.

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