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- Eleanor Howlett
Nilaja Sun (who both wrote and performs the one woman show) is brilliant. Full stop. Her attention to detail with speech patterns, mannerisms and physicality of each character is awe inspiring. She is all at once hilarious, fascinating and heartbreaking to watch.
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- C.C. Williamson
With a cast including Tracy Mann, Alan Flower, and Vincent Crowley, this exciting, thought provoking, moving and downright creatively excellent contemporary hybrid theatre work is a must-see…full stop.
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- Nikki Spunde
In pointing out the foolishness of the ways people represent themselves, Monley and Houska celebrate this foolishness as much as they mock it. Which makes for a great feel-good show, whether or not a couple are going to get together at the end.
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- Simonne Michelle-Wells
In A Guide to Unhappiness, Leunig combines his trademark Magosophy (magic and philosophy) with music, film and some heartfelt story-telling.
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- Val McFarlane
Trying Hard is loosely a show about someone who wants to be a comedian but can't quite find the motivation to do it, subtitled To Be or Not to Bother.
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- Kathleen Spaull
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- Vito Mattarelli
While Promises, Promises was a success way back when, it just does not seem to stand the test of time nearly as well as the brilliant film that it was based on.
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