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- Laurel Green
These acts defy explanation and avoid description, but are pure moments of live energy.
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- Laurel Green
At the age of 17 Sylvia Plath referred to herself in her diary as ‘the girl who wanted to be god’, this use of the past tense perhaps foreshadowing her early demise.
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- Penelope Broadbent
The play’s downfall is that playwright J.T. Rogers seems not to know what his play is trying to say or how to say it.
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- Laurel Green
Plates are smashed, cupcakes served, and bizarre poetry occurs; but among these inexplicable events some tender moments emerge.
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- Danu Poyner
Musicals are funny little creatures. They do strange things to people. What is it about an impromptu but well-choreographed song and dance routine that has the most bitter cynic swaying in their seat?
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- Bron Batten
There are some songs that everyone knows the words to. Songs that are intimately familiar and conjure memories from the past: of a dance or a forgotten movie or a sunny afternoon.
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- Dr Daniela Kaleva
This unusual combination of Baroque and jazz may be perceived as odd, yet the lustrous genius of Nigel Kennedy re-invents and brings out the best of both styles.
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