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- Richard Cotter
In Family Values, David Williamson softens us up with a string of rib tickling zingers, the dialogue dancing like a butterfly, before the zingers become stingers, a swarm of recriminations and rebukes, fanning out from the familial and into the wider world.
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- Dennis Clements
Finely observed and rich with truth, it also has a score full of killer songs and knockout performances by its small but powerhouse cast.
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- Richard Cotter
Corpsing threatens to pile as high as the corpses on the Newcastle bound train in this production of the The Ladykillers.
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- Emily Shaddick
Shrek the Musical has it all really and just as the closing song by The Monkeys says, I am a believer.
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- Dr Daniela Kaleva
This annual Christmas program of the Brandenburg Orchestra has become a popular event in Sydney and Melbourne. It offers a refined musical experience of the centuries-long traditions of Western art music that celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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- Nicholas Routley
Farnace, Vivaldi’s personal favourite among his operas, and one of the most popular in his own time, was given its Australian premiere last night by the wonderful outfit that is Pinchgut Opera.
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- Richard Cotter
Epic in scope, staging and soaring humanity, Coram Boy is a must see.
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- Jack Teiwes
The Ensemble Theatre’s intimate space is the perfect setting for this wonderful revival of a classic play, with a beautifully directed cast that simply couldn’t be better at delivering this enduringly funny and at times surprisingly moving material.
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