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Theatre Now Review: War Horse

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Alana's Score: 4 Neighs Joey first cantered onto the stage in London’s West End in 2007. Today, trotting around the stage in Sydney’s Lyric Theatre,...
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Theatre Now Review: The Rise and Disguise of Elizabeth R

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Veronica's Score: 3.5 stars I saw The Rise and Disguise of Elizabeth R on a Wednesday night, and it was the perfect hump day cure. That’s...
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Theatre Now Review: Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam

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3 and a half Kleenex   At the beginning of Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam we know that something isn’t right.  Ben (Liam Nunan) is now eighteen years...
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Theatre Now Review: Pomona

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Kate's Score: 3.5 cthulhus Pomona is a limbo land; an island of concrete and wilderness surrounded by the waters of the Bridgewater Canal and connected...
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Theatre Now Review: The Visitors

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Veronica's Score: 4.5 Stars   The Visitors is a stunning achievement. I can't believe it took six years to get from a rehearsed reading at the Melbourne...
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Theatre Now Review: Family Values

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Kate's Score: 4 birthday balloons iew: The name David Williamson is woven through the history of Australian theatre and film. Defiantly Australian, his work has wryly...
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Theatre Now Review: The Life Of Us

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Kate's Score: 4 Aspirational Stars There is something deeply satisfying about viewing a show done really well; a sort appreciation of the creative synergy that...
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Theatre Now Review: Poof! Secrets of a Magician

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Caroline's Score: 4.5 Magic Tricks James Galea’s rollicking Sydney Festival Show is called Poof! Secrets of a Magician but if you think you’re going to...
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Theatre Now Review: Anthem

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“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” - James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Fiona's Score: 4...
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Theatre Now Review: The Snail And The Whale

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Lynden's Score: 3.5 Adventures The Snail and The Whale is the award winning 2003 children's book written by Julia Donaldson. The book was adapted into...
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Theatre Now Review: Every Brilliant Thing

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Veronica's Score: 4 stars "Holy f*ck I needed that!" came from one half of a couple walking ahead of me post-show as we left the...
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Theatre Now Review: Colossus

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Kate's Score: 3.5 Limon techniques   In an experiential frame of mind, I decided not to read anything in advance (publicity or programme) about Colossus, currently...
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Theatre Now Review: I’m A Phoenix, Bitch

!!!!OTT Headline Fiona Hallenan-Barker - 0
Fiona's Score: 5 out of 5 wings rising from the flames   Running onto stage breathless, crying, in high heels with big hair and a sequined...
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Theatre Now Review: The Aspie Hour

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Alana's Score: 4 playbills Chances are we all know, or are connected to, someone on the Autism spectrum. You might have seen some behaviour that...
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Theatre Now Review: Lady Tabouli

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Veronica's Score: 4 stars The likes of James Elazzi, a talented young playwright from a non-Anglo background, are oft described as being a vital, new...
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Theatre Now Review: Betty Blokk-Buster Reimagined

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Alana's Score: 4.5 feather dusters You enter the glorious Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent and take your seat. Betty Blokk-Buster takes the stage in all her saucy...
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Theatre Now Review: Black Cockatoo

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Mark's Score 4 stars Having only a passing knowledge of cricket (the game and its history) I thought I was the only one who knew...
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Theatre Now Review: Two Crews

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Christina's Score 2 stars   Two Crews at Carriageworks  is an attempt to bring Hip Hop street dance battle to the theatre space as part of...
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Theatre Now Review: 1984! The Musical!

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Mark's Score: 2.5 stars   Advance publicity for 1984! The Musical! (an original new Australian work) promised tap-dancing in torture chambers, rats with razzle-dazzle, Big Brother...
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Theatre Now Review: Life – The Show

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Alana's Score: 4.5 stars This review is going to be short and sweet because you’d really be best seeing this show for yourself. Life – The...
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Theatre Now Review: Double Delicious

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Alana's Score: 4.5 Chopsticks Food is such a central part of life. In different cultures, certain dishes have specific meaning and significance. But universally, food...
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Theatre Now Review: Shrek

!!!!OTT Headline Kate Stratford - 0
Kate's Score: 4 Green Ogres For those who have lived under a rock and never heard of Shrek, it is a refreshing take on the...
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2019 Retrospective: Mark G. Nagle

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I have found some time to reflect on the many highs and the odd low in theatreland this year. My listicle includes some I...
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2019 Retrospective: Kate Stratford

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Theatre that is transformative is not necessarily professional, or expensive. It is courageous in what it does. It is always offers a new insight...
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Theatre Now Review: Cirque Stratosphere

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Kate’s Score: 4.5 Moonwalks   In a marriage of the mystical and the mechanical, Cirque Stratosphere delivers a narrative of space exploration which becomes a framework...
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