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- Trevar Alan Chilver
I suspect this may be the first time I've seen a New Zealand play on an Australian stage. It's a novel irony to hear actors we know to be Australian making disparaging remarks about Australia in a New Zealand accent! In all, Roger Hall's play was a joy to see.
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
This play brings a vibrancy to themes that can be cold and stark, drawing humour and humanity into some otherwise dark places.
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
The tragedy, I think, for MP, is that politicians really, genuinely, aren't very interesting. In most cases they're human beings who have had to curtail part of their humanity to make themselves palatable to their party first and then to their constituency.
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
Opening with a convivial vibe at The Street Theatre tonight, 22 Short Plays by David Finnigan is a series of shorts carefully drawn together from longer works and staged by Melbourne's MKA.
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- Adrienne Gross
Where are you at in your dating life? Trawling through nightclubs, or settled down with Mr/Mrs Good Enough? Unless you’ve had the luck of finding ‘The One’ on your first date, then we’ve all had those cringe-worthy ‘what was I thinking’ moments.
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
The story is shocking at times, light-hearted and even funny at others, and it boasts a strong humanity throughout.
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- Adrienne Gross
Grab the scarf and head out on the town, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow held annually at the Canberra Theatre is always worth leaving the comfort of a fireside sofa.
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