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Rob Carlton seated with a cockatoo on his shoulder. He is a Caucasian man with balding hair and glasses, wearing a black tshirt and jeans.
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Performance review: Willing Participant, FRINGE WORLD

A warm and engaging piece of theatre from Rob Carlton.

Charlotte Otton: a woman is standing in front of a large screen that says 'Tik Tok Challenge Time'.
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Performance review: I Watched Someone Die on TikTok, State Theatre Centre of WA, FRINGE WORLD 

A cautionary tale about the ills of social media.

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Arts news watch: this week's trending topics

We report it – you read it. Keep your eye on this week's top arts news stories.

small scale performance: three people sitting around a table at a library. One person has their back to the camera and is posing to the other two who are the audience members in a small scale performance work.
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Small is beautiful, but can small-scale programming survive within growth markets?

As blockbuster shows fill up arts calendars everywhere, the value of smaller scale arts projects is being neglected to the…

Kate Smurthwaite, a woman with short brown hair and glasses is wearing a white tee shirt and a black furry ape glove.
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Performance review: Evolution Revolution, State Theatre Centre of WA

An interactive game show that uses the audience themselves as the raw materials.

Ileana Pipitone, a woman in a red dress holding a glass of wine. She's seated at a red and white checked tablecloth with a bowl of spaghetti on it.
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Performance review: La Dolce Vita Down Under – Ileana Pipitone in cabaret, Claire's Kitchen

The performer tracks her journey from Italy to Australia.

A performer in a white jumpsuit with rainbow trim. Swirling around them are two rainbow ribbons.
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Performance review: Yummy: Joy Machine, FRINGE WORLD

High-voltage drag cabaret.

A teenager wearing headphones is walking past an array of fruit in a greengrocer store.
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Walking tour review: Stories from Here, Sydney Festival

An audio walking tour that explored the hidden worlds of Bankstown's youth.

Luke Belle as Adore Händel. They are have a white beehive wig on, white makeup and are wearing a pink costume.
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Performance review: Adore Händel’s Little Black Book, FRINGE WORLD

High art, high camp and hijinks.

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai. Guitarist, vocalist and co-founder Stuart Braithwaite is second from the left. The photo shows four middle-aged, fair-skinned men reflected in two large wall-mounted mirrors.
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Mogwai’s new album 'The Bad Fire' transforms trauma into art

Stuart Braithwaite, co-founder of post-rock titans Mogwai, reflects on the personal pain that helped shape the Scottish band’s 11th studio…

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