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- Nicholas Routley
The Festival has built up such a reputation in the course of these four years that, for the first time, this year’s festival is virtually sold out.
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- Richard Cotter
The tragedy of the contemporary comes across like thunder in this performance of self aggrandisement, an almost trance like rant, Trump type tripe tripping from the tongue, dripping off the lips in a solid patch of rhetoric.
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- Richard Cotter
Erin Clare’s star quality is evident from the opening song, Take That Look Off Your Face, all the way to its reprise finale, exhilaratingly sustained for seventy minutes by virtuoso vocalisation and a captivating stage presence.
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- Richard Cotter
Theology and philosophy are not centre stage here. Rather empathy and human connection.
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- Emily Shaddick
I Wish... is a masterful piece of theatre that uses colour and movement to communicate the complex world of emotions to young audiences.
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- Emily Shaddick
This production of Grease the Musical was playful, powerful and polished and it gave me a whole new appreciation for the story and the characters.
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- Emily Shaddick
Like rain she is beautiful, playful and kind, but don't splash in the puddles without watching the sky. Like a storm she’ll suddenly pour down fierce, unapologetic and vulgar but deliciously so.
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- Rebecca Whitton
Loosely based on the romantic tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the combined genius of Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents created one of the greatest and most enduring musicals of all time.
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