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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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- Catherine Della Bosca
Penned by the multi-talented Eddie Perfect, Vivid White, explores the modern day Melbourne real estate market, with erudition and devastatingly witty and warped musical numbers.
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- Lee Bemrose
Redshift is the 2017 offering from Chunky Move's Next Move program, a program that for 10 years now has been commissioning and producing the work of the next generation of dance makers.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Robyn Archer AO is a warm and natural performer; approachable and unpretentious. At the Arts Centre the other night she performed Que Reste T’il?, enjoying attention and loudly expressed moments of devotion from the loyal fans who have been following her for decades.
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- Jane Canaway
Twenty one years ago, Split Enz keyboardist Eddie Rayner rearranged some of his former band’s music and presented them in a collaboration with the NZ Symphony Orchestra. This week Rayner marked the anniversary of that show with a performance in Melbourne.
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