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The Lonesome West | Tiny Dynamite
The Lonesome West tells the story of Valene and Coleman Connor,
two boisterously feuding brothers caught in a deadlock over the death of
their father, potato crisps and figurines of the Virgin Mary.
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pool (no water) | Square the Circle
Simple and raw, pool (no water) reminds us of the power of the performer, of language and exposes the ugliness of competition. A very provocative piece of theatre and sometimes a little too close to the bone.
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Tell Me On A Sunday | Kookaburra
Jolene Anderson is very likeable, attractive and has a pleasant though limited singing voice. Commercial casting has given her a challenging opportunity, and she certainly tries hard to meet that challenge.
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The Wicked Voice
The four melodramas of The Wicked Voice slash at the
skin to bleed open wounds for all to see pain and rawness - this is
affective theatre.
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Ninety | Melbourne Theatre Company
Ninety is full of the brutal truths that can be spoken only between those who have once been lovers and have nothing more to lose.
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