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- Nikki Spunde
While a screen behind her shows snapshots of her childhood home in Sydney and black and white family photos from pre-war Europe, she recounts the story of her parents’ escape from Nazi persecution in Austria, their life as refugees in China and their final journey to Australia.
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- Nikki Spunde
MacIvor’s script is chaotic, abstract and at times (one suspects deliberately) frustrating but it does have some very clever moments to it. The story-telling is obfuscatory but the observations on life and psychology are acute.
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- Heather Bloom
BLAZE the show, is a culmination of 12 of the worlds best street-dancers and b-boys, and is an action packed 90-minute ride of exceptional talent, rocking tunes and (seemingly) physically impossible tricks, flips and head spins.
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- Heather Bloom
Mostly acapella, Perfect Tripod treads the line between serious cheese and serious musicianship with plenty of laughs in between.
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- Vito Mattarelli
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- Trevar Alan Chilver
It boasts a strong story, fully-developed characters and a subtle but strong building of tension over the exposition and crescendo.
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- Carol Middleton
Cirque du Soleil’s OVO sets a new standard in entertainment, bringing together the company’s tradition of death-defying acts and spectacular visual theatre with a more coherent narrative than in previous productions.
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- Heather Bloom
Easily Shakespeare’s most recognisable play, the tragic love story of Juliet and her Romeo remains ever present in popular culture.
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