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- Nikki Thomas
Premiering at the Malthouse Theatre, A Commercial Farce takes its swipe at commercial theatre and the joys and perils it contains.
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- Rachel Orzech
While the image of Brahms as a turbulent and highly sensitive ‘Great Romantic’ is easily understood, Arnold Schoenberg is perhaps not the first composer to come to mind when we think of Romanticism in music.
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- Danu Poyner
I defy anyone not to enjoy a classical concert where the orchestra plays action movie soundtracks and the conductor wears superhero costumes.
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- Stephanie Glickman
It’s Christmas in June with Graeme Murphy’s much loved Nutcracker - The Story of Clara back on stage.
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- Rachel Orzech
Performing new and experimental music, particularly in an ensemble that is traditionally associated with Western ‘high art’ and classical music, is a risky business.
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- Melita Pereira
Red Sky Morning is an emotionally charged production about the despair that simmers beneath the surface of silenced domestic life.
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