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Classical Graces converge with cli-fi dystopia
The Three Graces thrives when it authentically portrays women’s lived experiences.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Journey from the heart
'I've always been an activist': Jack's all right and he has plenty to say
When Uncle Jack Charles talks, people listen.
- by Nick Galvin
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Puffs review: Harry Potter parody hides wit under invisibility cloak
The idea of Puffs is good: take the minor characters in a well-known work and put them centre stage.
- by Joyce Morgan
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Review: Patricia Cornelius' Love reprises in double bill
There’s something savage and protean about the examination of human desire that Cornelius undertakes.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Prima Facie review: Scales of justice weighted against women
Suzie Miller's award-winning play is a searing indictment of the law's treatment of women
- by Joyce Morgan
Stage shows
Win tickets to the Geelong Spiegeltent, the Cabaret Festival and more
Giveaways: Win tickets to the Geelong Spiegeltent, the Cabaret Festival and Judi Dench's new movie, Red Joan
- by Kay Stewart
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Simon Stephens' pseudo-intellectual romance falls flat
From the man who adapted The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Heisenberg is sorely lacking in emotional intelligence and depth.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Arts
Escaped Alone throws a global grenade into a backyard chat
A neighborhood interloper delivers a sobering message in Caryl Churchill's acclaimed play.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Inside the minds just one click away from radicalisation
Javaad Alipoor's play The Believers Are But Brothers is a deeply considered mediation on the potential benefits and dangers implicit to online media.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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Andi Snelling's saga of sickness proves indie theatre is in good health
Melbourne performer successfully mines her own battle with chronic illness to create original, eye-opening theatre.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Cyprus Avenue review: A violent trip into a sectarian mind
Eric looks a bewildered old codger slumped on a couch. Benign almost. Until he opens his mouth.
- by Joyce Morgan