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- Heather Bloom
The two and a half hour performance dragged along and some audience members grew increasingly restless. Opera commands respect, silence. Melbourne Opera’s Carmen did not.
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- Eleanor Howlett
Alice has returned. She’s been away for a long time, and now she’s back. Back at home. It’s not quite clear where she’s been...but everything is new.
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- C.C. Williamson
With the irregular stream of witty one-liners ejaculating from a gender-heavy view of the world of porn, relationships, gag reflexes and pub pick-up politics, The Fellatio Monologues is a mixed delivery style of stand up and live theatre, raw, unpolished and ‘cool’.
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- Heather Bloom
Gershwin’s music is so full of joy that it is impossible to be unhappy listening to it.
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- Jan Chandler
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- Heather Bloom
A beautiful escape from reality, Aviary was a journey through the stunning landscape of avian life.
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- Heather Bloom
Notes From the Hard Road and Beyond was a spectacular close to the 2011 Melbourne Festival, and an honest look at the strength of human nature.
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