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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.

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.

Silence & Rapture. A female dancer with slicked back dark hair has one leg bent with her foot touching her other knee and one arm stretching up and the other across to a bald headed man standing and playing a double bass. They are in a wharf building converted to a studio/stage space.
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The rapturous reunion of the Sydney Dance Company and Australian Chamber Orchestra

Sydney Dance Company has teamed up with the Australian Chamber Orchestra once more on a heavenly tour.

Red and orange light projection on to earth in Central Australia at dawn. Sunrise Journeys, Uluru
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Immersive experience review: Sunrise Journeys, Uluṟu

Activating the desert sands of Central Australia, Sunrise Journeys is a clever contemporary adaptation that extends the tourism offering in…

A photo of a full orchestra with a row of spotlights shining down on them. Music of Hans Zimmer.
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Music review: The Music of Hans Zimmer, Adelaide Festival Centre

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra celebrated the cinematic success of award-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

A woman in a short red jumpsuit is standing on a milk crate in the centre of a stage. She is surrounded by dancers all dressed in casual wear.
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Musical review: In the Heights, Sydney Opera House

'In the Heights' offers an introduction to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trademark hip hop style musical, spiced up with sultry, sexy salsa.

Two Remain. Three women are singing. They are wearing blue and white concentration camp stripes underneath beige aprons and head scarves.
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Opera review: Two Remain, fortyfivedownstairs

This premiere Australian production features the true stories of two Holocaust survivors.

A man on a dimly lit stage has his arms outstretched. His large shadow is projected behind him on the wall. An Imaginary Life.
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Theatre review: An Imaginary Life, Moores Building Art Space, Fremantle

An impressive adaptation of David Malouf's classic novella about Ovid.

Four young women and a young man are laughing and playing, mid tumble on the floor.
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Musical review: Little Women, Hayes Theatre

Put to music, Alcott's beloved novel loses some subtlety, but should still please fans of the original.

Two men are holding up paper puppets that are dressed in the same clothing as they are. Hare Brain.
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Theatre review: Hare Brain, Claremont Show Grounds, Perth

Inanimate objects came to life in this rendition of the hare and the tortoise tale.

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