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Moor drama, please

We’re not reaching any new heights.

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The School of Night is a haunting, meticulous masterpiece that confirms the writer status as a major literary force.

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The social media ban began on Wednesday.

Parents shirk the task of enforcing social media ban

Adults who turn a blind eye to any form of lawbreaking by their children send the wrong message.

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Skipping the queue at the bottle-o

And a blooper at Belvoir.

Yao Xiao from St Aloysius’ College topped thestate in English extension 2 in the 2025 HSC.

Yao topped HSC English. This is what he wrote

It’s Shakespeare, but not like you have ever encountered it before.

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Senior moment in the global village

While sentries get serenaded.

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Juliet Capulet receives thousands of letters from the heartbroken every year, with many travelling to Verona, Italy, from across the globe to ask her about their deepest and darkest desires and fears. The fictional 13-year-old often gets the same question. And she writes back.

Thousands flock to Italy to write love letters to Juliet. They all ask the same question

For decades, the world’s lovelorn have confessed their biggest secrets to a fictional 13-year-old. But they’re not screaming into a void. She writes back – and has lots to say.

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The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride didn’t even get a cinema release in 1998.

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This forgotten, straight-to-video sequel has a soundtrack that’s not only better than the original, but features an unparalleled collection of musical masterpieces.

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Jason Arrow as Demetrius in <i>The Lovers</i>.

A dream of a musical: The Lovers has more earworms than Spotify

A recent Australian musical riffing on Shakespeare might just be the must-see highlight of the Brisbane Festival.

  • Nick Dent
Mackenzie’s creator, Yve Blake (left) and director Virginia Gay.

What if Macbeth were a 13-year-old pop star? Audiences are about to find out

Playwright Yve Blake, the creator of FANGIRLS, has written a modern pop adaption of Macbeth complete with Lady Macbeth as a pushy stage mum.

  • Linda Morris