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The Grinning Man. A huddle of seven young actors in vaguely Victorian/Edwardian clothing grasp and peer over each other with manically grinning faces.
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Musical review: The Grinning Man, Alex Theatre

A number of miscalculations may make you grimace instead of grin in the Australian premiere of this British musical.

WAY. On a dark stage an older worried looking white woman in a grey hoodie is using a phone in a telephone box. A chair is on the right of the picture.
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Theatre review: WAY, fortyfivedownstairs

A one-person show that skilfully covers a societal issue with empathy and compassion.

Peacemongers. Against a green backdrop an Asian woman and white man sit at a dinner table laden with food, candles and books. He holds a butternut pumpkin and she holds a wine glass. They are both wearing serviettes tucked into their collars.
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Theatre review: Peacemongers, Darebin Arts Speakeasy

An experimental think piece that played with the concept of a perfect world.

Hidden Thoughts. MSO. A white woman with long straight greying hair and glasses is looking slightly up and to the right with a big smile. She stands in front of a wall covered in wooden boards and wears a leather jacket.
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Music review: Hidden Thoughts I: Do I matter?, Southbank Centre

MSO’s Hidden Thoughts season is celebrating music’s ability to tell stories that move and inspire us.

I Wish... In front of a backdrop of a huge moon in the night sky, four circus performers dressed in yellow, blue, red and green perform, with two performers holding aloft a third who is doing the splits, while the fourth performer stands at the back holding up an Astera light tube.
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Performance review: I Wish..., Theatre Royal

Children's circus in a collaborative effort that gently introduced young visitors to physical theatre.

ROOKE perform Nimble at Theatre Royal Hobart. A balding man with a beard holds a hoop up over the heads of an audience of children and parents sitting on the floor. He wears a green T shirt and white shorts.
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Circus review: (Excerpts from) Nimble, Theatre Royal

Tasmania's circus troupe presented a show nimble in name and act.

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Theatre review: Things I Know to Be True, Theatre Works

A family held together by love, but wracked by secrets.

A young white woman in a tartan skirt and music band T shirt is at the back of the stage, which has draped material hanging around it. Closer to the camera with his back to us is a white balding middle aged man sitting in a chair and looking at the girl. The Exact Dimensions of Hell.
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Theatre review: The Exact Dimensions of Hell, fortyfivedownstairs

Predatory and sexual violence against a minor is played out through witchcraft tropes.

A body wrapped in paper is carried aloft by five women who have their backs to the viewer.
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Dance review: To Carry/To Hold, Theatre Royal Hobart

A dance work that focused on touch, skin, and the history and glory of the human body.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. A golden android known as C3PO walks along a road track aside a short robot known as R2D2.
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Concert Review: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert, Hamer Hall

A concert perfect for fans of 'Star Wars' and/or the music of John Williams.

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