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- Lee Bemrose
The play opens with a woman prowling what appears to be a cell. Could be prison. Could be in a mental institution. She seems tormented, would like to not be here. Oddly, there is a knife inside her cell.
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- Nic Velissaris
Although death looms large over the entire play, the experience never becomes maudlin or depressing, instead the thrill of cheating death becomes the experience for the performer’s and audience alike.
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- Vito Mattarelli
Thirty years on and Atherden has brought Maggie back into our lives, in a live stage version starring another showbiz veteran – Noeline Brown, assuming the role of the memorable character.
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- Vito Mattarelli
While it is clear that we are in for a fairy-tale with some very familiar characters, it soon becomes apparent that this is less Disney and more Brothers Grimm.
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- Melita Pereira
Now in its sixteenth year, the Production Company continues to dazzle and entertain musical theatre devotees by performing some of the most cherished and celebrated Broadway musicals ever staged.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Describing itself as ‘a mix of opera-noir, cabaret and naturalistic drama’, The Myth Project: Twin is a surreal circular sort of theatrical performance, most of the goings-on could be dream, symbol or could be realty; it’s hard to know which, but it doesn’t matter.
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- Heather Bloom
Nailed it! is a raw and honest account of how life isn’t always exactly as we had planned, and how significant failure can be in our success.
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- Heather Bloom
Much like their flawless harmonies, the Bobby’s are a four-part act that blends together perfectly in a humorous and musically advanced performance.
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