Vanessa Francesca

Vanessa Francesca is a writer who has worked in independent theatre. Her work has appeared in The Age, The Australian and Meanjin

Vanessa Francesca's Latest Articles

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Concert review: To Barbra, With Love!

An all-star line up pay tribute to a musical icon.

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Theatre review: Yes

A performance tasked with the forensic asking of questions to unpick a messy world.

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Theatre review: Yentl, Arts Centre Melbourne

An historical play about love and faith with modern resonance.

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Theatre review: Admissions, MTC

A comedy of manners about race and higher education.

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Theatre review: Solas, La Mama

A lesser known tale of James Joyce's daughter comes to the fore.

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Theatre review: An Unforgivably Brief History of Australian Theatre with Dr Rob

An entertaining and edifying survey of Australian theatre throughout the ages.

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Exhibition review: Vivienne Binns, MUMA

A survey of an iconoclastic artist who explored feminist ideology and advocated within community arts.

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Book review: How we love, Clementine Ford

A collection of personal essays exploring the many tangents of love.

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Exhibition Review: Language is a River, Monash University Museum of Art

An eclectic showing of artists from here and afar touch on a diversity of themes around language and identity.

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Theatre review: As You Like It, MTC

A big cast, a lavish set, and a legacy of high Renaissance pastoral comedy animate MTC's lockdown return.

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