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Disgraced is play about prejudices, both unexamined and overwrought, the assimilation and persistence of culture, the (in)escapable nature of heritage and upbringing, with the often disastrous intersections of the personal and political when such issues come to the boil.
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Some may nay say; a comedian trying to do Shakespeare is way to dusty death, but in the gifted, meandering, manic mechanics of this presentation, it moves like a maverick mystery tour, always surprising, never really knowing where it might snake to.
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This debut production by Balloon Head Theatre of Noel Coward's classic romantic comedy was also my first experience of the play, and although I know that it is produced regularly to mostly glowing reviews, and although I am a sucker for a good romcom, I can't say I'm a fan of the play.
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Bright World spans some eighty years of history, bringing together stories from two different continents, Europe and Australia, and two different cultures, Jewish and Aboriginal.
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Noel Coward said his early upbringing was “liable to degenerate into refined gentility unless carefully watched”. If so, Hay Fever is a sort of anecdotal antidote.
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From the watery depths of the sea, a seal emerges, sheds its skin, and becomes a beautiful human woman.
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Generations of children the world over have been charmed by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s novella about a stranded aviator’s encounter with an odd young prince who has fallen to earth. Spare Parts gives us their own take on the timeless tale.
