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Culture Buff

30 August 2014

9:00 AM

30 August 2014

9:00 AM

Oh dear, the Helpmann Awards have come round again. The winners were announced in Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, a most appropriate setting. The Live Performance industry body is to be commended for running them, but some would beg to differ.

Christopher Hitchens said awards exist “to reward sponsors, to pacify egos, to generate sales, and to puff reputations”.

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