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- Doug Knight
The collective energy of some supremely talented theatre craftspeople combines here to deliver a high octane and genuinely high-end production.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Visits from interstate dance companies are an infrequent treat, so to have South Australian company Restless here twice in one year feels like an embarrassment of riches.
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- Stephanie Glickman
For sixty years old, The Australian Ballet is looking pretty darn good. Opening its 2023 season with a sparky and energized Don Quixote, the company is in very great stead.
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- Heather Bloom
The story of American Idiot is a little dated and had some strong tones of narcissism from its lead characters (but hey who wasn’t narcissistic in their early 20s?!).
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- Nicholas Routley
MSO's opening concert for this year, titled Zenith of Life, began with a gentle, reflective new piece by their composer in residence, Mary Finsterer.
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- Doug Knight
Sunday is one of the best things the Melbourne Theatre Company has done in some time and even with an impossibly short extension, it deservedly sold out.
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- Cait Coffey-Wong
The numbers were hit after hit, and the arrangements done to fit the production offered a slightly fresh take that married well with the evoked nostalgia.
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- Heather Bloom
tick, tick…BOOM! has a great narrative, some incredible songs and is easily recognizable to the struggling artists and bohemians of the audience.
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