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Blessed be the fruit: Handmaid's Tale opera on way
You’ve read Margaret Atwood’s chilling book. You’ve seen the BAFTA-winning TV series. Now you can experience The Handmaid’s Tale: the opera.
- by Hannah Francis
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Friends' Ross & Rachel, 10 years on
Melbourne Fringe Festival: Jessica Stanley's darkly comic play explores pop-culture relationships and how they impact our own.
- by Eleanor Marsh
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Australian Ballet pulls no punches in new rendition of Spartacus
The Soviet-era ballet has been given an update, with ballet dancers swapping swords for fisticuffs.
- by Jordan Beth Vincent
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Fresh new comedy speaks to the zeitgeist
Amelia Roper's Lottie in the Late Afternoon mixes well known actors with rising talent.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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It's art and we're proud: 24-hour hummers drown out cruel gibes
'F--- that's weird': Humming around the clock for the Fringe Festival.
- by Carolyn Webb
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Selina Jenkins' Thy Neighbour is no Nanette, but it's very good
The comparison is obvious but odious. Judged on its own merits, this show is a winner.
- by Liam Mannix
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A story for Melburnians with a nostalgic bent
Wil Greenway's ode to Melbourne weather, loneliness and connection is playing to its home audience this September.
- by Emma Koehn
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Melbourne Fringe Festival Review: Untitled No.7
Telia Nevile's mutli-pronged attack on the curse of praise brought the crowd to its feet on opening night.
- by Emma Koehn
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Blood on the dance floor as Spartacus gives ballet a political update
The Australian Ballet reworks Spartacus with contemporary themes and some expertly choreographed fight sequences.
- by Stephen A. Russell
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In a house without love, piano was the key for sculptor Ken Unsworth
Now 87 and the subject of a major retrospective at the NGV, the sculptor, thrice adopted as a child, finds one passion remains.
- by Steve Dow
Born to dance: the future stars of Australian ballet
Photographer Daniel Pockett was given access behind-the-scenes to observe the dance students of the Australian Ballet School as they prepare for their 2018 Showcase performance at The Arts Centre. To purchase photos visit https://bit.ly/1JW8YqR