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- Liza Dezfouli
The average life expectancy of a soprano is two and a half hours, so we learn in Death by Soprano.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Moulin Beige, comic and accordion player Liz Skitch’s monthly vaudeville show at the Wesley Ann in Northcote, is a delightfully entertaining taster of live comic performance, and a good way to find out what’s coming up in the Fringe or Comedy festivals.
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- Heather Bloom
The Sublime, the play is a topical piece of theatre that delves into the wildly controversial world of football players and the “hero-status” they are allowed.
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- Lee Bemrose
Maria Mercedes takes to the stage as Maria Callas, an imposing, demanding figure oozing confidence, an acute sense of self and an enviable reserve of quips, one liners and comebacks.
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- Heather Bloom
Drew Collet, a professional used car salesman and mechanic runs over any preconceived notions with a treasure trove of stories of the characters you meet when trying to make a sale.
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- Jan Chandler
We care about these characters. We engage with their journey, coming to understand their multiple and conflicting fears – of confinement, of separation, of the outside world, of their past – and eventually even to celebrate their love for each other .
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- Lee Bemrose
The statuesque Moira Finucane opened the show with the same totally crazy performance that impressed 10 years ago, with the balloons and the balloons and the crazy techno music and the balloons and the crazy dance moves.
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