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A man in a tuxedo (Stephen Hall) leans forward as film loops around him showing scenes from films featured in his show
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Comedy Review: Stephen Hall, For the Term of His Natural Lies, MICF 2025

Part-film, part-voiceover and completely silly, Stephen Hall delivers a comedy festival show like no other.

A group of kids standing on the red sand that has been projected with yellow and red circular patterns, while adults are watching on the side.
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Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park

Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.

Two panels: On the left: An orange book cover the reads The Confidence Woman by Sophie Quick; the cover features a fox hiding behind a desk chair. To the right is a picture of the author a woman with dark hair wearing a blue jumper.
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Book Review: The Confidence Woman, Sophie Quick

With her debut novel, Sophie Quick jumps into the character of an online scammer, satirising online culture, real estate and…

'Silent Symphony' by United Visual Artists shown in Melbourne Town Hall as part of Now or Never 2024. Image shows silhouettes of a handful of people in a large hall filled with dry ice and a mechanical installation with light coming from behind a high disc, like a UFO
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Festival review: Now or Never 2024 wrap

From techno beats and pulsating light displays to projections on water and mesmerising installations, Now or Never has been nothing…

Candide. Four singers lined up. In the middle are a man in blue shirt and shorts with red braces and a woman in a green strappy 1950s type house dress with a little apron. On either side are two women - one all in orange, including her glasses frames and a wig, and the other the same but in yellow.
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Opera review: Candide, Her Majesty's Theatre

A joyous musical confection and a colourful celebration of self-discovery.

A screen displays the words The Lion King, in fornt of the screen is an orchestra
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Performance review: The Lion King in Concert, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra empowered a Disney classic with the majesty and power it deserves.

Teenage performers in tuxedos and shorts jump out of a white piano in Tempo by the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at Art Centre Melbourne.
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Performance review: Tempo, Arts Centre Melbourne

The Fruities jump back onto our stages with a music themed performance.

White male author Simon Barnard (left) with black book cover for James Hardy Vaux's 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang
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Book review: 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang, James Hardy Vaux and Simon Barnard

Simon Barnard brings new light to a dictionary from the early days of Australia's colonisation.

Festival review: week three, Brisbane Festival

Some of the highlights of week three of Brisbane Festival.

There's Something About Music from L to R: Irena Lysiuk, Naomi Price, Luke Kennedy and Marcus Corowa Photo: Damien Bredburg
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Review: Brisbane Festival opening

An eclectic opening night event set the tone of inclusivity and diversity for Brisbane Festival’s 2023 program.

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