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- Richard Cotter
My Night With Reg by Kevin Elyot is somewhat of a relic, a play about the plague years of the AIDS epidemic structured like a drawing room comedy of an even earlier era.
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- Nicholas Routley
This production is an overwhelming triumph. The conductor, Andrea Molino, understands the score so deeply that by the third scene the musical language seemed completely natural, embracing both lyricism and disjunction comfortably.
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- Richard Cotter
A musical about a man with multiple personalities, Herringbone showcases the multiple talents of actor, singer, dancer, Jay James-Moody.
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- Simon Piening
Following on from the success of the hit musical, Matilda, another adaptation of a classic Roald Dahl story makes its Australian stage debut.
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- Emily Shaddick
The Illusionists is a Broadway smash hit that continues its success live at the Sydney Opera House. Old tricks are given new life, new illusions raise the bar and a brilliant cast make their alchemy felt.
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- Nicholas Routley
We were led to expect great things from Vivica, and we were not disappointed.
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- Nicholas Routley
It is so hard to convince an audience which knows this piece inside out that they are listening to it for the first time, but that is what Barenboim achieved for me.
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- Nicholas Routley
It is difficult to describe the performances in his cycle of Brahms symphonies. I was overwhelmed by the sheer presence of the music, the intense immediacy of the experience.
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