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- Alice Allan
With Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome: A Shakespeare Commentary, Bell Shakespeare and the Queensland Theatre Company have created what must be their most challenging production to date.
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- Alice Allan
The Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Thom Pain (based on nothing) deserves to be packed out for the entirety of its two-week Canberra run.
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- Alice Allan
My throat hurts, my cheeks are aching and my sides are knotted in a permanent stitch, but I can’t complain. Laughter-related injuries are part of the territory when you get the chance to see Bill Bailey live.
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- Adrienne Gross
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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- Alice Allan
This is a thoughtful play for a thoughtful audience, so if you’re in the mood for a bit of light entertainment you may leave the performance slightly drained.
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- Alice Allan
Canberra writer Bruce Hoogendoorn’s tale of sport, scandal and ‘media answers’ is a winner, however it does take a little while to warm up.
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- Alice Allan
The great thing about Puccini’s opera is that it delivers its love and tragedy with plenty of humour, beautifully drawn characters and music that’s well worth the price of admission.
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