For those of us who were there, down to every man, woman and child, this was a performance that will linger long into our lives.
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As its final show in our gorgeous State Theatre, The Production Company offers Melbourne a truly wonderful and benevolent parting gift in Ragtime.
In Only You, Flynn creates a storyline about a young couple Joe and Marie, and the ups and downs of their romantic relationship.
Anthony Warlow could sing binary code and it would be a delight but the man deserves as much praise for being a profoundly good character actor as he does for the joy of his voice.
If you’ve ever wondered what women really do behind closed doors, then look no further than Thigh Gap. Jamaica Zuanetti’s absurdist comedy is an uncomfortably relatable production, in which two 20 something women reveal all the “secret women’s business” the ladies have been concealing.
For a first play this is not short on ambition, tackling not only racism from an underrepresented angle, but also classism, misogyny, cultural specificity in a globalised marketplace, corporate culture, and the currency of outrage in the social media age.
If you are intrigued by the idea of an evenings entertainment that will have you swept along in a Gothic tale of haunted yearnings then the latest offering from Bass Fam Creative, Mansion – The Experience is for you.
Baby Doll is an effective, if imperfect, re-adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ lesser-renowned material, via an intermediate film version.
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