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- Emily Shaddick
PACT has chosen four short plays by Beckett and if you have never experienced Beckett this is a fantastic show to introduce you to the world of one of the most highly regarded and greatly debated writers of the time.
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- Brenton Amies
The Book of Kevin pleases on all fronts. Simply in terms of performances, it’s brilliant. The impersonations of Kevin Rudd and Bob Carr are spot-on, with every last little detail observed and preserved in the performance.
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- Nicholas Routley
This concert was a fine showcase for the Omega Ensemble, which to my mind can take its place with the Song Company and Pinchgut Opera as musical endeavours brought about by brilliant directors.
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- Emily Shaddick
It is ten years since Casey Bennetto first wrote Keating! Since its humble beginnings it has grown to become a crowd favourite and is still winning over new audiences today.
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- Richard Cotter
Some wags might think The Canterbury Tales is the arse end of a Bulldog, but a production bearing that name currently being presented at New Theatre is rather a bowdlerized version of Chaucer's capering collection of bawdy social commentary.
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- Richard Cotter
The Drama Theatre of The Sydney Opera House is turned into a Luna Park sideshow for the current production of Ghost Stories.
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- Brenton Amies
Sport for Jove Theatre presents a classic of American contemporary literature, Of Mice and Men, adapted for the stage by John Steinbeck
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