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- Lee Bemrose
Darcy Kent as Thomas and Tilly Legge as Vanda are excellent. Not only are they comfortable and convincing in their roles, but their skill in switching roles is impeccable.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Strategy, a boldly effective new work by Judy Doubas, takes the defence of provocation to court.
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- Stephanie Johnson
Narration, soliloquies, ensemble performances, a cancer survivor telling her own story, and then the final breaking of the fourth wall with an audience member called up to share his experience. A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer is an eclectic, disjointed production.
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- Patrick Barton
Completely irreverent, absolutely hilarious, and socially pertinent.
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- Carol Middleton
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a finely crafted, highly polished gem that tells one of the most uplifting stories to come out of the high-octane musical era, the 1960s, and pays tribute to the woman who created a lasting legacy with her compositions.
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- Doug Knight
The depth and nature of the obstacles Osamah must overcome to deal respectfully with unexpected loss is indeed amplified knowing we are watching the man himself retrace his own steps in dramatic form.
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- Doug Knight
Massively thought provoking and enjoyable, The Children powerfully couples eco morality with a painful study of physical decline.
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- Stephanie Johnson
The stage adaptation by Tom Wright has adroitly captured the complex nature of this story, one full of contrasts – a fun picnic turned tragedy, English rules and regulations as opposed to the lawlessness of Australian bush and the diminutive schools girls gazing up at a towering rock.
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