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A gifted embroider of words, Friel combines soft lyricism and hard meaning in his play, a tragical comical historical pastoral on a spree and spoiling for a spirited spar.
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As befitting a work honouring the inventor of the printing press, Gutenberg! The Musical! is enamoured of words, drunk on words, intoxicated with text, mad for the metaphor, passionate for the pun.
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The accent is on language in English, Sanaz Toossi’s Pulitzer Prize winning play being presented by Outhouse Theatre.
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Iolanthe and Janet Anderson work in cosmic, comedic accord, characterisation charismatic, timing impeccable, delivery precise, together a tour de force that ascends the cliché.
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Anastasia is a spectacle and the technical prowess is spectacular.
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- Emily Shaddick
Stomping, growling, jaw-dropping, Erth's Dinosaurs at the Sydney Opera House is a show that sparks wonder in kids and adults alike.
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Sylvia’s getting married and she and her sisters, Hazel and Maggie, are getting their hair curled.
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Based on an Australian literature classic, My Brilliant Career is destined to become an Australian theatrical classic.
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A gifted embroider of words, Friel combines soft lyricism and hard meaning in his play, a tragical comical historical pastoral on a spree and spoiling for a spirited spar.
As befitting a work honouring the inventor of the printing press, Gutenberg! The Musical! is enamoured of words, drunk on words, intoxicated with text, mad for the metaphor, passionate for the pun.