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- Doug Knight
Summoning tension, gasps and applause this perilous playground rocks with elegant harmonious symmetry alongside a toybox of other acrobatic devices only the brave and trained would dare to mess with.
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- Nikki Spunde
It starts in a sleazy hotel room. An older man enters with a much younger woman. From the moment they walk in, it’s uncomfortable.
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- Doug Knight
Intimate, heart breaking and warm, this journey toward the end of a relationship simultaneously grants a glimpse backwards into the shaping of a life lived together.
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- Doug Knight
Melbourne Theatre Company is doing what we absolutely expect – great plays in solid hands showcasing the finest we have on theatrical offer.
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- Nikki Spunde
While Melancholia is perhaps one of Von Trier's gentler works, its story of a woman grappling with psychological malaise in the face of literal apocalypse drew polarised reactions as a film, and is likely to do so in play form also.
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- Doug Knight
If you were waiting for a verdict before buying a ticket, don’t – this run is short, and Todd McKenney is seriously good.
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- Annika Priest
Who knows what Stage School are feeding their students in rehearsals, but once again they have turned out a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed cast who don't put a foot out of place, with voices ringing as clear as bells.
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- Heather Bloom
Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic looks at the untold stories of the Harry Potter universe, the unsung and unheard of hero’s that make up every great adventure.
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