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- Doug Knight
Dolly and a group of her very talented friends joined forces and hands on Saturday and delivered an incredibly enjoyable evening of razor sharp asides, astute observations and a thunderstorm of glitteringly camp costumes.
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- Doug Knight
Like a series of extraordinary auditions, this show is a performers gift because no one is without an opportunity to deliver. In a lesser production this could clearly be perilous for some but with performers of this calibre, the audience really is the winner.
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- Simon Piening
On paper, Priscilla has all the ingredients for a fun night out, but in practice she is beginning to show signs of her age.
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- Doug Knight
Tightly clad and tightly choreographed, Riot, created and directed by Jennifer Jennings & Phillip McMahon, delivers 90 minutes of joyously indulgent irreverence underpinned by calls to think beyond our current servings of politics, religion and social media.
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- Heather Bloom
Killjoy-Destroy the Fantasy is as confronting, as it is beautiful, as hard to watch, as it is hilarious and ultimately, a joyful celebration of our differences.
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- Carol Middleton
In the intimacy of the Lawler Theatre, the show starts off casually, with the house lights still up and Muggleton engaging in caustic banter with her audience, some of it improvised, warming to her role as Callas. But once the character of the prima donna is well established, she calls in the first student or ‘victim’ to face her formidable tutor.
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- Lee Bemrose
She is funny and can swear like a frustrated tradie as she tells her stories in spoken word or song
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- Lee Bemrose
I've used the word hilarious much throughout this review, but Love & Anger isn't merely funny, it really is hilarious. And genius. If you enjoy lewd comedy with a big heart and a big brain, you need some Grumble in your life. If, however, you're a bit of a prude, still go see this show; it might just fix you up.
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