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- Richard Cotter
Fasten your seat belts; you’re in for a helluva ride, as Jeanette Cronin reprises her role as Bette Davis in Queen Bette, a return season of last year’s smash hit sell out celebration of one of Hollywood’s enduring icons.
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- Richard Cotter
The piece is all about the sense of place and this spectacularly site specific play is enhanced by the staging of this half century saga in and around the property of the Piccolo Bar.
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- Ashley Walker
The story is reminiscent of classic fairy tales such as The Emperor’s New Clothes in its simple yet profound message. Golem could be your smartphone or tablet, appearing to make life easier, all the while sprouting sales pitches in rhyming couplets.
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- Emily Shaddick
Colony is hard to explain, complex in its nature and wildly diverse. The project bubbles with potential and although it is hard to get your head around exactly what it all is about you do feel a great sense of excitement about the future of this project.
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- Richard Cotter
Taking its name from the ancient Incan settlement, Machu Picchu is playwright Sue Smith's engineered response to sudden impact life changes, in this case, severe and incapacitating injury.
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- Rebecca Whitton
Sydney Dance Company’s latest double bill is hugely entertaining, combining the wry humour of Alexander Ekman’s very accessible Cacti with an exploration of darkness in Rafael Bonachela's new work, Lux Tenebris.
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- Emily Shaddick
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks is a delightful story told well. It follows the unlikely friendship of Lily and Michael; two people who try to veil their pasts while yearning for a more meaningful future.
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