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- Heather Bloom
Happy Ending was enjoyable on a shallow level. The cringe-worthy moments however became almost too much to bear.
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- C.C. Williamson
The whole stage buzzed as the theatrics came thick and fast, leaving a feeling of excitement and revelry for hours after.
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- Heather Bloom
Leaping their way through the brilliant score, the Tchaikovsky soloists are glorious examples of Russia's finest artists.
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- Simonne Michelle-Wells
Rhonda is in Therapy should come with a warning: the subject matter is provocative and dark. It's impossible not to be moved by it.
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- Jane Canaway
It is a mark of Capsis' talent that he can conjur up each member of his family simply by shifting his stance, adopting an expression or picking another voice from the vast array at his disposal.
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- Nikki Spunde
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- Jane Canaway
dirtsong makes a statement about the loss of so many Aboriginal languages, as well as the associated community ties. It is performed in 11 different languages - a vast number in our English-only culture, but a mere drop in the ocean of the hundreds that were spoken in Australia before European settlement.
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