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Dead End. Image is a spotlit women stretching behind and to the right, with the light just on the left of her body as we look at her.
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Performance review: Dead End, Blue Room Theatre

A Ukrainian-Australian cast and crew's surreal presentation of being assaulted by war.

Tiny Beautiful Things. Image is a middle-aged woman in a red shirt and brown cardigan, with long fair hair. She is holding her hands up in the air with her elbows bent, as if explaining something.
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Theatre review: Tiny Beautiful Things, Belvoir St Theatre

Adapted from the book of the same name, this play may be affirming or cloying, depending on your own circumstances.

Marriage. A hazy photo of five young women on a couch with balloons and a disco ball.
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Theatre review: Marriage, Midsumma Festival

How does the institution of marriage affect the queer community?

Saplings. Image is three young men on stage, one seated on the ground, two standing and looking down at him. They are all behind a large net-like curtain.
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Theatre review: Saplings, Sydney Festival

Stories of young people in the youth justice system.

Appeasing Nergal. Three performers attempting to balance wine glasses in front of a sofa against a black backdrop.
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Performance review: Appeasing Nergal, FRINGE WORLD, WA

Three circus performers try to entertain themselves during lockdown.

Peter Cat Recording Co. Photo: Supplied. A five-person band from New Delhi. A group photo where the members are sitting, standing or hanging upside down.
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Performance reviews: Smashed: The Nightcap, The Chosen Haram and Peter Cat Recording Co., Sydney Festival

A smorgasbord of cabaret, theatre and live music at the Sydney Festival.

‘A Body at Work’. Photo: Darren Gill. Two naked bodies lie on top of each other on a simple massage bed with their heads facing the viewer. A red light is illuminating their bodies.
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Theatre review: A Body at Work, La Mama

A dynamite debut solo from Frankie van Kan that delves into the world of strip clubs and sex work.

RENT: The Musical. Image is a diagonal shot of a line-up on stage of young men and women looking off to the left and singing.
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Musical review: RENT: The Musical, QPAC

This latest iteration of Jonathan Larson's hit show will captivate a new generation of music theatre lovers.

‘Ruff Trade’. Photo: Steven Dawson. Two performers in 16th century attire sitting on each side of a wooden table. One is looking toward the other, trying to make conversation.
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Performance reviews: Ruff Trade and Trans Woman Kills Influencer, Midsumma Festival

‘Trans Woman Kills Influencer’ leans into the modern day, while Steven Dawson’s ‘Ruff Trade’ is a devilishly good tragedy set…

‘Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World’. Photo: Wendell Teodoro. A stage set with a single performer standing between two large-scale projection screens. The stage is lit blue.
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Theatre review: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, Sydney Festival

A cross-cultural collaboration that interrogated the simplification and transmission of knowledge.

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