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Break of Day review – Kat Stewart is superb in this deeply moving portrait of Australia’s working class

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Set in an unnamed packing warehouse in a regional town, this play could easily have been patronising socioeconomic cosplay – but it is heartfelt and honest

The Guardian - AU

Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

The Conversation

The Talented Mr Ripley review – stylish thriller gets a pacy, crowd-pleasing stage adaptation

Heartbreak High’s Will McDonald does an admirable job as antihero Tom Ripley, while playwright Joanna Murray-Smith dials up the humour and homoeroticism

The Guardian - AU

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Say it again, Julia! 'Not now, not ever'

The sell-out play based on Julia Gillard's famous speech is back

The Canberra Times

Who's afraid of a 1000-seat theatre? Not Virginia Woolf

Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre is taking Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from an 80-seat venue to the 1000-seat Comedy Theatre.

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? review – sparks fly in this thrilling new production

In a small theatre this play is even more electric, as acclaimed director Sarah Goodes conducts the bloodsports – and a star-studded cast – with precision

The Guardian - AU

The Weekend review – Charlotte Wood stage adaptation tells of love, loss and ageing

Warmth, humour and a heartbreaking dog ground this new play about three women in their 70s dealing with the death of a friend

The Guardian - AU

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Julia review – new play about Julia Gillard misses an opportunity

Justine Clarke is electrifying delivering the former PM’s misogyny speech, but the work fails to reckon with the complexities of her legacy

The Guardian - AU

Creatives call on the University of Melbourne to streamline freelance payments

Freelance artists are calling on the University of Melbourne to streamline the payment system for independent contractors, saying the current process is a "distressing … administrative ordeal".

ABC News

Sunday review – a masterful and moving portrait of a woman who railed against conformity

This world-class production anchored by superb central performances brings Sunday Reed back to shimmering, incandescent life

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