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- lloyd bradford (brad) syke
The dog. Man's best friend. And playwright CJ Johnson amply demonstrates our canine companions may well be, at least in some cases, smarter than we think.
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- Jack Teiwes
With a canny script, deceptively simple yet wonderfully executed set-pieces and a rollicking sense of fun punctuated by a live band for the scene transitions, this is cheekily broad humour at its best.
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- lloyd bradford (brad) syke
The Tap Pack is so not edgy. It's straight down the middle. And that's not a bad thing.
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- Simon Piening
The latest blockbuster musical to hit our stage, The Addams Family, opened at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre this week, and from the moment the orchestra started up with that familiar theme, they held the audience in the palm of their dismembered hand.
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- lloyd bradford (brad) syke
Few musicians remain at the cutting or leading edge for thirty years or more, but KH has. This, because of his bravery. Bravery? Yes. For him, all music is fair game:
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- Jack Teiwes
What we have here in War Horse is something of a hybrid creation, part quaint English drama and grandly-staged war epic, told through actors interacting with impressively complex puppetry.
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- Ashley Walker
Black witted Irish playwright Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, is storytelling at its most hypnotic.
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