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- Heather Bloom
Opening night at the ballet, and of The Australian Ballet’s presentation of Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake is nothing short of a celebration.
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- Lee Bemrose
The question has to be asked: can a play written and set in the early 70s that deals with gender conflict possibly be relevant in 2013?
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- Jodi McAlister
There is so much potential in This Is Where We Live. I wish it had been realised a little better.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
Melbourne’s home grown ‘little circus that could’ Circus Oz has come home, and once again pitched up its big top in Birrarung Marr, to kick off its season with a bang.
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- Diane Stubbings
From its opening moments – cast members self-consciously carrying props onto the stage – Voyage is at pains to alert us to the fact that this is just a play.
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- Gordana Andjelic-Davila
The 1960s spawned many-a-memorable musical group which influenced a generation, among them The Mamas and the Papas.
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- Vito Mattarelli
The creature, billed as the eighth wonder of the world, exploded onto the Regent stage in one of the most ambitious productions ever attempted.
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