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Book review: Cleaved, Jane Cafarella

A memoir about familial separation and living with disability.

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Festival reviews: Did You Mean to Fall Like That, The Daughters Of Róisí­n, Beyond Krapp, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Three solo acts in The Edinburgh Festival Fringe show a range of styles and subject matter.

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Book review: My Father's Suitcase, Mary Garden

A memoir that explores the rarely spoken about effects of sibling abuse.

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Festival review: The Weight of Shadow, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Physical theatre and dance explore the daily struggles of having anxiety and PTSD.

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Book review: The Crag, Claire Sutherland

A murder mystery set against the cliff faces of Mount Arapiles in Victoria brings new meaning to the term 'cliff-hanger'.

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Book review: The Glass Islands, Mark Heyward

Spanning memoir, travelogue and historical non-fiction, The Glass Islands explores a life swapped from Tasmania to Lombok, Indonesia.  

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Theatre review: Uncle Vanya, Ensemble Theatre

Joanna Murray-Smith's adaptation of Chekhov's classic play is elegant and tasteful.

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Music review: Festival Farewell, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville Civic Theatre

The finale to the 2024 Australian Festival of Chamber Music celebrated the joy of music with a heartfelt farewell to…

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Festival reviews: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, various venues

Four very different Australian shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe impress with their content and direction.

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Exhibition review: Neil Haddon and David Stephenson, Bett Gallery, Hobart

An unlikely pairing of two of Tasmania’s established artists, shaking up the landscape genre.

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