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- Heather Bloom
The Australian premiere of Ella Hickson’s Oil by Red Stitch Actors Theatre is a hugely ambitious production for the company.
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- Doug Knight
Without question one of the most astoundingly talented people I have ever seen and a lady worthy of incredible international demand.
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- Doug Knight
Rosalind Franklin was one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century with her x-ray image, ‘Photograph 51’, revealing to the world for the first time that the intricacies and structure of DNA was in fact a double helix.
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- Doug Knight
As its final show in our gorgeous State Theatre, The Production Company offers Melbourne a truly wonderful and benevolent parting gift in Ragtime.
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- Doug Knight
Anthony Warlow could sing binary code and it would be a delight but the man deserves as much praise for being a profoundly good character actor as he does for the joy of his voice.
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- Heather Bloom
If you’ve ever wondered what women really do behind closed doors, then look no further than Thigh Gap. Jamaica Zuanetti’s absurdist comedy is an uncomfortably relatable production, in which two 20 something women reveal all the “secret women’s business” the ladies have been concealing.
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- Danielle Cummins
If you are intrigued by the idea of an evenings entertainment that will have you swept along in a Gothic tale of haunted yearnings then the latest offering from Bass Fam Creative, Mansion – The Experience is for you.
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- Dr Daniela Kaleva
Today, the very fabric of nations is woven with the diversity, energy, enterprise and hard work of its people, including those that come to stay. The Taxithi Project and their Songs of Longing encapsulate the contribution of these precious people and their stories.
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