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A dark-haired white woman wearing a grey jumper, a brown checked dress and white shoes stands onstage in what could be a bland office set. Three blue chairs are lined up against the rear wall, upon which is projected the face of an older man in a suit and toe. A dying pot plant stands in one corner of the room.
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Theatre review: Arlington, Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre

The first Australian production of Irish playwright Enda Walsh’s ‘Arlington’ is challenging, confounding and stunningly original.

A blonde woman is peering over the top of a chair. You can only see her head and upper body.
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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.

A bare-chested man is spot lit. He has tattoos on his chest and a while ruff around his neck. He has white make up on his face. His right arm is raised.
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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.

A darkened stage lit up by three small lamps. A middle-aged man and a woman are seated centrally at a table. To the left is an older man with a guitar, on the right and older woman knitting.
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Theatre review: Uncle Vanya, Ensemble Theatre

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

Five diverse women sit in chairs on stage as a sixth seated woman speaks into a microphone. A black-clad Auslan interpreter stands at stage left, beside one of the actors.
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Queensland Theatre axes entire run of hit Broadway play

The Australian premiere season of Selina Fillinger’s 'POTUS' has been cancelled outright, the day after its postponed opening night.

English. Southbank Theatre. A classroom set up on stage, with pastel green walls and an orange curtain on the left side. A woman is standing in front of a whiteboard. There is a man and three women surrounding her.
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Theatre review: English, Southbank Theatre

The challenges of learning a second language are played out in an Iranian classroom.

A man is lounging in a bed, wrapped up in bedsheets. On the right, crouching is a figure dressed up in a fancy frock and headgear.
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Theatre review: The Importance of Being Earnest, fortyfivedownstairs

Cucumbers aplenty in a production of Oscar Wilde's classic work that also interweaves the playwright into the show.

An Asian woman and man are sitting on a floor in a light, white, living room setting. In the background on the left are three men, a band, in another set, with a green framing. The Questions.
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Theatre review: The Questions, State Theatre SA

A first date that inadvertently becomes extended thanks to lockdown. What could possibly go wrong?

Karim. Two men. The young one is playing an oud. The old one has his arms in the air.
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Theatre review: Karim, National Theatre of Parramatta

How one young man's life changes when he discovers a traditional Middle Eastern instrument.

A man and a woman are wearing bridal white. She has a crown of flowers on her head. There are other people in the background talking.
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Theatre review: Blood Wedding, Flight Path Theatre

A production that has celebrated origins, but does not meet expectations.

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