Christie Whelan Browne’s hilarious cabaret serves up rare authenticity
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Christie Whelan Browne’s hilarious cabaret serves up rare authenticity

The zany,raw,warts-and-all Life in Plastic follows Whelan Browne’s own journey from the irrepressible awkwardness of girlhood to stardom.

  • byAndrew Fuhrmann,Will Cox,Cameron Woodhead andBarney Zwartz

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The transcendent play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human

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Helen Garner says this is the best thing she’s written. But does it work as an opera?

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