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Speaker 1: And it is really the best time of the year.

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Speaker 1: The dry seasons kicked in. There is so much happening

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Speaker 1: And we know that the full program has been unveiled

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Speaker 1: So six hundred and eighty performances have been planned for

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Speaker 1: I'm very pleased to say that Artistic Director Kate Fell

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you came in here.

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Speaker 1: It's lovely to have you in the studio. I'll tell

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Speaker 1: you what this looks. I mean that every time the

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Speaker 1: I love going through the pages.

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Speaker 2: I know I love it too.

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Speaker 3: It takes you know, we put so much effort into

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Speaker 3: that program guide and last week it I turned up

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Speaker 1: It truly is, and it's it's so exciting when you

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Speaker 1: look at all the different shows that are on the agenda.

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Speaker 1: But there is truly something for everybody, isn't there.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, totally, So you know if you want just like

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Speaker 3: And then that Venue two. All the comedians love coming

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Speaker 1: You know.

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Speaker 3: We've got a lot of family friendly shows, both kind

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Speaker 2: Everything in between.

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Speaker 1: It truly is and that's what I think I love

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Speaker 2: Yes what would you are?

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Speaker 1: There ones that you look at and you go, oh

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Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, so many that's so hard. Look.

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Speaker 3: A really big special one this year is big Name

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Speaker 3: It's our opening at the Darwin Ampi Theater. I saw

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Speaker 3: The music is so amazing and yeah, that's one I

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Speaker 2: Gosh what else?

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Speaker 1: How cool? And then like I know there's a few

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Speaker 3: We've got artists from here of but also Papanya and

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Speaker 3: Beautiful new works like Song Spirals Rosalie Pearson, She's.

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Speaker 3: It's based on her mother's book Song Spirals Northeast Arnham Lands.

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Speaker 1: Cool, I mean how important is that as well that

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Speaker 1: And I'll be you touched on on the fact that

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Speaker 1: But I understand that there's going to be a tribute

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Speaker 3: That's going to be so special. It's a Darlin Symphony

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Speaker 1: So that's something that people will just be able to

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Speaker 3: Definitely, I mean, and also what's great about Darwin Festival

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Speaker 2: Part of the program. They're all obviously free.

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Speaker 2: There's plenty of free things, but we.

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Speaker 3: Also try and keep tickets really reasonable as much as

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Speaker 2: Oh that's really good.

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Speaker 1: Ski Club it's also set to host the closing weekend.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, dance party. So that should be really fun.

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Speaker 1: Oh, that'll be so good. Look, I love the Doll Festival.

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Speaker 1: There's so many wonderful things to see and do. It's

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Speaker 1: such a vibrant time I think for the whole of

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Speaker 2: It does. And you know, I say to everyone, bring

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Speaker 2: up your friends and family. So many people do. Everyone

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Speaker 3: But it really is such a great time to show

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Speaker 3: off this beautiful place and everyone is is just so happy.

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Speaker 3: I saw that last year. There's just the look in

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a wonderful time.

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Speaker 1: It is a wonderful time to be in Darwin. Now,

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Speaker 1: case tell us where can people go if they want

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Speaker 1: to really have a good look through tra all through

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Speaker 3: Really like hopefully you should be seeing program guides in

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Speaker 1: Wonderful stuff. Well, Darwin Festival Artistic Director Kate Fell, it

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Speaker 1: is lovely to have you in the studio. Thanks so

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Speaker 1: much for your time. Thank you