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- Adrienne Gross
Biology is the comedy chemistry in The Stevenson Experience. Aussie identical twins Benjamin and James Stevenson sass and banter their show into an ideal blend of structured storyline mixed with natural improvisation.
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
The audience gasps as their eyes react to the onslaught and giggle a little while they wait for something to happen.
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- Adrienne Gross
The Weight of Light is a richly crafted local production with universal themes of grief, despair, hope and fear. A range of original songs with intense vocals explain the journey of a soldier’s return home to confront his past and future.
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- Valerie Lillington
The Q Theatre in Queanbeyan, with its wide proscenium, compact seating and good sound quality, was home to one of Broadway's most popular musicals, Guys and Dolls.
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- Valerie Lillington
With a title like that, you would expect exactly what the audience saw, heard and so obviously enjoyed from the six performers in this lively, humorous and beautiful show.
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- Adrienne Gross
It begins with licking elbows and ends with contemplation. Constellations is a comedy-drama-romance with scientific and philosophical threads that pull together in a relatable format.
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- Adrienne Gross
Cyrano de Bergerac – it’s a long one indeed. That is, the famous nose and the Sport for Jove’s production itself. Time flies however, with modern updates to the classic tale and lively characters who ensnare attention.
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- Adrienne Gross
Sydney Dance Company’s Orb has the right amount of flash to please contemporary dance fans. Costume, lighting, choreography and sound composition come together in two all-original productions featuring Australian and international dance artists.
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