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- Rebecca Whitton
Camille O’Sullivan enters The Famous Spiegeltent resting her hand on the heads and shoulders of the audience as she passes, embracing them into her fold right from the beginning.
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- Ashley Walker
Fear not. Sit back, free your mind of the desire for story and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds before you. It’s going to be quite a ride.
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- Rebecca Whitton
Opera Australia has continued its tradition of welcoming the New Year with Gale Edwards’ exuberant production of La Boheme. And what an excellent choice.
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- Nicholas Routley
The title role is huge, and Caitlin Hulcup’s performance of it was a true tour de force. She understood every nuance of the emotional fabric of the music.
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- Penny Spirou
It’s not every day that you are introduced to a new stage musical. On top of that, it isn’t easy to pull one off in a small theatre space. However, Hayes Theatre Co. does just that.
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- Marika Bryant
By now the performers are lining up to play this choice gig, this fest-feast that infuses music throughout the streets, parks, halls, clubs, pubs and many vestibules in tidy town.
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- Rebecca Whitton
In his one man cabaret show, Killing Time, Mitchell Butel instantly engages the audience with his vivacious, twinkling charm and then dazzles them with his show-biz pizzazz.
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