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Theatre review: He/r, fortyfivedownstairs

Navigating the tender and secret language of queer connections.

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Theatre review: Touching the Void, MTC

Facing the wrath of implacable nature one timorous step at a time.

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Theatre review: Into the Woods, Meat Market

The late Stephen Sondheim's beloved fairytale mash-up musical receives an uneven production.

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Live arts insurance scheme urgently needed

As Omicron hinders long awaited performing arts rebounds, the need for a Federal live arts insurance scheme intensifies.

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Theatre review: Whitenoise: 12 ghosts, Theatre Works

A solo show exploring ghosts of past injustices.

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Exhibition review: Weave it, Abbotsford Convent

Interactive all-ages fun of weaving and rope making.

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Dance review: Death and the Discotheque, The Butterfly Club

Sonic loudness almost drowns out the delicacy of the dance in this rave setting.

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Omicron hits the performing arts

As the Omicron variant spreads, major performing arts productions are struggling with cast outbreaks and hesitant audiences.

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Exhibition review: Bark Ladies, NGV International

The wider perception of ‘a bark show’ has been locked in the past for too long.These paintings leap out in…

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Theatre review: Let Bleeding Girls Lie, La Mama

Knots of trauma start to fray for three women.

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