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A young man in a brown suit and tie is sitting in the foreground. In the background is an older man looking at him. Between them there is a noose hanging.
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Theatre review: Hangmen, New Theatre

The first Australian production of Martin McDonagh’s 2015 play sees high drama and black comedy come together in a gripping…

Two stressed-looking women wearing blue nurses uniforms stand on stage, with a light blue curtain in the background. The woman in the foreground is pale-skinned with short dark hair; the woman in the background is dark-skinned with very short black hair.
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Festival review: Tending, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A play that offers insight into the daily work of nurses in the UK's National Heath Service.

A trans woman in a white singlet. They are covered in tattoos.
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Festival reviews: Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein, Ugly Sisters, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Two shows by trans women invite the audience to experience what it's like to be feared and ostracised.

A woman in black is sprawled on the ground in a half seated position with her arms outstretched. Behind her is an image of a figure with multiple limbs. American Whore Story.
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Festival review: American Whore Story, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Working and hustling your way to Hollywood: Naomi Grossman goes confessional.

A woman wearing a blue shirt and a dark vest and pants is sitting at a piano. A man in a red shirt and light trousers is standing by the piano.
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Musical review: Murder for Two, Arts Centre Melbourne

Premiered in Australia in Sydney last year, this musical returns to bamboozle and amuse another round of crime mystery fans.

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Theatre review: The Heart Whispers and Whirls, Shirley Burke Theatre

A multidisciplinary ensemble of international women sharing their heritage through poetry, folk songs, dance and shadow puppetry.

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Festival review: It's the Economy, Stupid!, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Unpacking capitalism and the economy, thanks, in part, to the use of mould and Monopoly.

A brunette man in a white-off-the-shoulder dress is pouring wine into a tiny glass. Ni Ni Madre.
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Festival review: Ni Ni Madre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Arturo Luíz Soria channels his feisty Brazilian mother to explore the complexity of love and trauma.

Two men with fake blood and mud on their faces and clothing and in blue scouts uniform are miming holding up guns.
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Festival review: A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

An absurdist two-hander that moves from childhood games of war to actual battlefields.

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Festival review: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A parody musical that takes delight in skewering all things Gwyneth Paltrow.

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