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- Heather Bloom
Jon Robin Baitz’s play about the wealthy Wyeth family who once “had it all” and lived the great American dream of upper class social standing and good looks to boot, is a glaring look into the skeletons found in even the most socially elite of closets.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Knee Deep doesn't appear seamless, the performers are working hard and you appreciate their efforts, making Knee Deep, especially in close-up, all the more thrilling.
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- Heather Bloom
Truly great music makes you want to sing. It fills the heart with joy as once thought forgotten lyrics flood back into memory.
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- Dione Joseph
For jazz aficionados the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald will always be a strong favourite. And the opportunity to listen to some of her favourite tunes in the lush garden studio of the ACT company in Brighton promises to be a wonderful night.
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- Heather Bloom
Brutal. Much like its subject matter, Patrick Marber’s play Closer, is a turbulent spectacle of the utter mediocrity and predictability of humanity.
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- Dione Joseph
Under the direction of David Myles, this controversial British play by Simon Stephen’s offers a window into the lives of eight locals in the week prior to the London 2005 bombings.
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- Jane Canaway
The style and sensitivity of Etta's music sits precisely in the range that Vika's own voice swells, rolls, shines and soars so powerfully that it sounds as if her heart will burst with emotion.
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