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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 LuĆ­z 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 ā€“ The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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

A woman in a light blue dress and silver boots is holding onto a mop. she is sitting on a table, A band is behind her.
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Festival review: June Carter Cash, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

A tribute to June Carter Cash, interwoven with the life story of a devoted fan.

Against red drapes stands a dark-haired woman wearing lacey, black underwear-style clothing.
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Theatre review: Apologia, Malthouse Theatre

Reality and surrealism collide in one woman's fantasy of wanting to be a French actress.

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