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Tell Me I’m Here Review

25.08.22 Is every story a good one for the stage? After seeing Belvoir St Theatre’s Tell Me I’m Here, an adaptation of Anne Deveson’s classic Australian family memoir, I am just not sure.  Nadine Garner & Tom Conroy in Tell Me I’m Here. Photo by Brett Boardman. There is a…
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How To Defend Yourself Review

18.08.22 Content warning: How To Defend Yourself contains themes of sexual assault and violence against women. How To Defend Yourself, written by Lillian Padilla, made its Australian debut this month at the Old Fitz Theatre with Outhouse Theatre Company and Redline Productions.  Georgia Anderson and Saro Lepejian in How To…
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Review

19.08.22 In the empty, towering black box of the Roslyn Packer Theatre, a large lonely square screen sits, awaiting for its cue. Ewen Leslie in Sydney Theatre Company’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, 2022. Photo: Daniel Boud © Suddenly a young innocent lawyer, Gabriel Utterson (Matthew Backer),…
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Storytellers Festival Review

04.08.22 / 07.08.22 I knew as soon as I felt uncomfortable seats in the theatre, that exciting performances were ahead. I was lucky enough to see three shows throughout the festival: Agency by Xavier Coy, Hiding Lights in Dark Places by Meg Goodfellow, and REALish by Wendy Mocke. Each play…
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Help us tell the government that young people are worth it

HAVE YOUR SAY Submissions to the National Cultural Policy close this Monday, 22 August. WHAT IS IT The new National Cultural Policy will be a framework for the arts, entertainment and cultural sector for the next ten years. This is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to push the importance of the arts…
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Including research in your National Cultural Policy submission

As many of you know, the deadline is fast approaching for submissions to help inform the Australian Government’s new National Cultural Policy. We’re writing today to remind you that research can be a hugely valuable tool in your advocacy toolkit. Over the last few months, ATYP has been working with…
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