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- Heather Bloom
Based on the 1991 film of the same name, Dogfight is a brutal look into pre Vietnam War 1960s America, where heroes were young men with 13 weeks of military training and women, their playthings, objects of desire or in this case, humiliation.
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- Jane Canaway
So the premise behind Paper is that a group of ambitious journos hatch a plan to boost their failing readership figures by contriving a sex scandal to bring down their opposition.
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- Liza Dezfouli
After the Flood is a beautiful unpretentious work of storytelling, playing with tradition in ways both humorous and respectful. Mikelangelo and The Black Sea Gentlemen should be named national treasures, pronto.
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- Jan Chandler
The much praised independent production SHIT is having a welcome return season at fortyfivedownstairs.
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- Vito Mattarelli
This lively revival of cult 80s musical Little Shop of Horrors is given an infectious spark of energy from a team of creative talent that delivers on most counts to a new audience wanting a fun experience at the theatre.
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- Catherine Della Bosca
Bad Jews, a somewhat provocatively titled, black comedy by US playwright, Joshua Harmon, is about identity, family and legacy.
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- Jan Chandler
Do you want to see what women are capable of when they are permitted to reveal themselves as strong characters who both instigate and carry the action? Then make a point of catching a performance of Shakespeare's Coriolanus at the Mechanics Intstutite in Brunswick until 8 May.
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