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We have a 'show tunes' government, with an arts policy to match

  • Written by The Conversation
imageStage musicals, such as the Rocky Horror Show, don't necessarily make sense. Nor do recent changes to arts funding. AAP Image/Paul Miller

I’ve never liked stage musicals. But a few years ago I started to see what makes the genre tick. It isn’t the stories, which demonstrate little logic. It is the feelings, reflected in big,...

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