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Details: 29 October 2010

While there's certainly light and shade in their selections, the repertoire almost doesn't matter: if they were to improvise on Baa-Baa Black Sheep I'm confident it would still be consummate.

Details: 29 October 2010

At its best The Event is a side-achingly funny and clever look into stagecraft.

Details: 29 October 2010

It's a simple story, a modern fable with a satisfying sense of inevitability about it. The plot, then, is not really the thing: this is a play about how the situation is handled by each of the characters.

Details: 29 October 2010

Madagascar | Black Swan State Theatre Company

Directed by Kate Cherry, Madagascar is Black Swan State Theatre Company’s last show for 2010, and an excellent production to end the year on.

Details: 29 October 2010

Musical Fireworks | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

With sweeping gestures, gleeful flourishing and the occasional exuberant leap, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini led the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra through an exquisite evening of Musical Fireworks.

Details: 27 October 2010

Arj Barker’s Let Me Do The Talking certainly gives value for money, with plenty of tear-wiping laughs sure to please his long-time fans.

Details: 26 October 2010

The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman: AKA Bob Dylan (A Lie)

The production isn't utterly flawless, but it's only a gnat's nut away. It takes a while for Bob (Matt Ralph) to settle into his accent but, hey, Bob is almost a dialect unto himself.

Details: 26 October 2010

David Harrower’s Blackbird is a script intended to be inflammatory, confusing, filled with heightened and varying emotions on behalf of the characters and audience members.

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The Event | Daniel Clarke

The Golden Age | Old Nick

Madagascar | Black Swan State Theatre Company

Musical Fireworks | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Let Me Do The Talking | Arj Barker

The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman: AKA Bob Dylan (A Lie)

Blackbird | Flying Penguin Productions