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Theatre review: Wuthering Heights, Roslyn Packer Theatre

Acclaimed British director Emma Rice brings a divisive adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ to Sydney.

Jessi Ryan, seated and wearing a golden glittery dress and holding onto a mirror ball.
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Performance Review: QRAVE, Abbotsford Convent, midsumma festival

A combined performance and exhibition presenting queer histories.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte in 'Shirley Valetine.' She has frizzy blonde hairstyle and is wearing a pink jumper. She is opening a champagne bottle next to a fridge.
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Performance review: Shirley Valentine, Athenaeum Theatre

Willy Russell’s classic play of an oppressed woman’s mid-life self-discovery is as relevant today as it was in 1986.

An opera diva in a big blue dress has her arms up in the air and a small orchestra behind her. Opera For All. Dimity Shepherd.
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Providing a pathway to the ultimate art form – Opera for All

The Opera for All concerts are being seen all over the globe. This week it was Melbourne's turn.

A middle aged woman with short slicked back grey hair and round black framed glasses wearing a white shirt and black pants is sitting wither legs crossed and holding a champagne flute. She has a serious expression on her face and is looking slightly off camera. Tracy Mann. Aria by David Williamson.
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Theatre review: Aria, Ensemble Theatre

Putting the kibosh (again) on his ‘retirement’, renowned Australian playwright David Williamson delivers a timely and compelling study of narcissism.

37. A group of men in AFL strips stand on stage and hold one of their group high above them. He has his arm upstretched holding an Australian Rules Football ball.
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Theatre review: 37, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner

Race, community and identity in AFL.

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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.

A brunette woman, Nikki Justice, in a wedding dress carrying a bouquet of roses. Behind her are some tombstones.
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Comedy review: 1 & a 1/2 Weddings & a Funeral, FRINGE WORLD

Raw, confessional humour by an ex-stripper raised in a religious household.

Frankie van Kan, a woman with long brown hair that's covering her naked torso.
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Performance review: A Body at Work, Theatre Works, midsumma festival

A queer woman's 17-year career in the sex industry is unveiled.

Black backdrop for a head and shoulders shot of a young woman with red hair, fringed and parted in the middle. She is three-quarters on, looking to the right of the photographer and not smiling. Sarah Blasko.
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How Sarah Blasko conquers every mountain

The three-time ARIA Award-winner lets it all out via her music.

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