Theatre
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Theatre review: The Heart Whispers and Whirls, Shirley Burke Theatre
A multidisciplinary ensemble of international women sharing their heritage through poetry, folk songs, dance and shadow puppetry.
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Festival review: It's the Economy, Stupid!, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Unpacking capitalism and the economy, thanks, in part, to the use of mould and Monopoly.
![A brunette man in a white-off-the-shoulder dress is pouring wine into a tiny glass. Ni Ni Madre.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/andrew-soria.jpg?w=310)
Festival review: Ni Ni Madre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Arturo LuÃz Soria channels his feisty Brazilian mother to explore the complexity of love and trauma.
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Festival review: A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
An absurdist two-hander that moves from childhood games of war to actual battlefields.
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Mitchell Butel announced as STC’s new Artistic Director
After leading State Theatre Company South Australia for the past six years, Butel returns to Sydney to lead the company…
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Festival review: I Wish You Well – The Gwyneth Paltrow Ski-Trial Musical, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A parody musical that takes delight in skewering all things Gwyneth Paltrow.
![A woman in a light blue dress and silver boots is holding onto a mop. she is sitting on a table, A band is behind her.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/sally-jubb-e1723532977951.jpeg?w=310)
Festival review: June Carter Cash, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A tribute to June Carter Cash, interwoven with the life story of a devoted fan.
![Against red drapes stands a dark-haired woman wearing lacey, black underwear-style clothing.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/08/Apologia_Nicola-Gunn_c-Gregory-Lorenzutti.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: Apologia, Malthouse Theatre
Reality and surrealism collide in one woman's fantasy of wanting to be a French actress.
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Festival review: Through the Mud, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Protest theatre about the US Civil Rights Movement that uses original songs and traditional gospel to tell its stories.
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Festival reviews: Drum, Failure Project, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Two Festival Fringe shows that both delight in their exploration of culture, resilience and community.