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- Lee Bemrose
In the end I enjoyed Stranger without being blown away by it. I didn't come away feeling enlightened by the observations made. I enjoyed the performance without getting the goosebumps you do at a truly extraordinary performance.
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- Lee Bemrose
Taylor takes to the stage in a very relaxed manner and – armed with nothing but a microphone and bathed in spotlight – just starts talking.
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- Heather Bloom
There was an audible hum of excitement at the Melbourne Recital Centre last night, as the who’s who of Melbourne musical theatre gathered for the second offering in the Steven Schwartz Celebration Triptych, Pippin.
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- Heather Bloom
One of the early romantic ballets, there can be no happy ending for the lovers, whose doomed romance is beautifully portrayed by the entire cast.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Little Ones Theatre's production of Salomé doesn't aspire to do anything but have a lot of fun and it's a hoot, referencing 80s pop, Rocky Horror and southern gospel in a camped-up drag-fest.
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- Heather Bloom
There is no doubting the assets accumulated and the powerful influence of the Murdoch Empire yet does this one man band of wealth and power make for an entertaining night of theatre?
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- Danu Poyner
The difficulty in staging a production of Singin' in the Rain is that everyone who goes to see it has the 1952 film stamped indelibly in their imagination and this becomes a tacit benchmark for the performance.
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