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Arguably one of the most popular and fiercely loved franchises of all time, JK Rowling’s creation of the wizarding world of Hogwarts and beloved characters of Harry, Ron and Hermione continue to delight children and adults with books, films, studio tours and a real life Platform 9 ¾ at London’s Kings Cross.
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- Carol Middleton
Stephen Sewell's latest play revisits the meeting in 1964 between film star Mae West and controversial photographer Diane Arbus.
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- Doug Knight
Bennett has always acknowledged that his garden guest Miss Shepherd, provided him with a wealth of material, but it is the analysis of his own part in this absurd situation that makes the story so compelling.
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Arty Graphic Intense Funny Tragic Relentless and very very good.
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John and his long-term male partner power toward separation in a series of fiery exchanges. Leaps in time and toxicity are punctuated like a boxing match leading ultimately to the most unexpected of revelations; John has met and begun an emotional and sexual relationship with a woman.
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- Doug Knight
Genuinely a show with something for everyone but above all, simply great fun.
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- Heather Bloom
The Australian Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth is a wonderful example of what happens when the wrong man is given all the power.
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- Heather Bloom
Attacking topics such as the gender wage gap and misogynistic boys club culture of corporate Australia, Strata Inc. pulls no punches when discussing and dissecting these all too important issues.
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