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A large snake head worn by some actors with lights coming out of the eye. Gurril Storm Bird
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Theatre review: Gurril Storm Bird, Out of the Box Festival, QPAC

Celebrating and advocating for First Nations culture, this is an example of children's theatre getting it absolutely right...

Two men and two women stand beside small work tables.
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Theatre review: Never Have I Ever, Heath Ledger Theatre

A play about privilege, power and posing as progressive.

Two women crouched down, wearing period costume. Their heads are touching.
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Theatre review: The Half-Life of Marie Curie, Ensemble Theatre

A play that explores the friendship of two women of science.

A woman with dark hair with her arms outstretched. She's wearing an elaborate burnt orange costume.
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Performance review: Psychopomp, Taylor Square Substation, Pride Fest

An existential foxtrot with life and death.

Two older woman sitting at a table.
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Theatre review: The Spare Room, Belvoir St Theatre

Based on the Helen Garner book, this play is a study of terminal illness from the point of view of…

Four school girls dressed in uniform with white blouses and light green skirts.
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Theatre review: The Assignment, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A coming-of-age comedy drama set in the 80s.

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Performance review: The Act, RISING, Chunky Move Studios

A movement/theatre hybrid delving into the parallels and disconnections between dance and sex work.

A man in a white T shirt and jeans and a woman in a lilac jacket stand on stage with drinks
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Theatre review: Heartbreak Hotel, RISING, The Showroom Arts Centre Melbourne

'You'll be so lonely, baby...' New Zealand's EBKM brings a show about heartbreak to this year's RISING.

a young man with Down syndrome wears a yellow t shirt and a crown and sits on a blue chair in front of a screen showing many other actors who have played Hamlet.
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Theatre review: Hamlet, RISING, Union Theatre, University of Melbourne

It's 'Hamlet', but not 'that' one. No, this version has dancing, rap and a beautifully conceived and executed message behind…

Joe Paradise Lui, a Chinese-Australian man with long red-streaked back hair and wearing glasses, stands with his hands raised in front of a representation of Guanyin, the Chinese bodhisattva or goddess of Mercy and Compassion, who is played by the Chinese-Australian actor and theatre-maker Merlynn Tong. She has short black hair and sits with her hands raised, in a blue prop representing Guanyin and her many arms and hands.
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Theatre review: Legends (of the Golden Arches), RISING, The Lawler, Southbank Theatre

A wry, witty and self-aware theatrical journey through Chinese Hell, presented by the MTC for RISING.

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