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Mini review: Anton and Olaf, a fruity fairytale
MIDSUMMAAnton and Olaf: a fruity fairytaleLa Mama21 January 2015La Mama courtyardto 1 Februarymidsumma.org.auLa Mama's Midsumma show for kids is Anton and Olaf: a fruity fairytale.There's no squeezing...
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Review: Strictly Ballroom
Strictly BallroomGlobal Creatures et al17 January 2014Her Majesty's Theatrestrictlyballroomthemusical.comStrictly Ballroom began when NIDA student Baz Luhrmann led a student-devised piece in 1984. This...
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Review: Changeling
ChangelingCamille O'SullivanArts Centre Melbourne22 January 2015Fairfax Studioto 24 Januaryartscentremelbourne.com.auCamille O'Sullivan knows that if she wants to move to Melbourne, she'll have adoring...
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Review: The Jacobeans
MIDSUMMAThe JacobeansBagabus Inc23 January 2015Club Voltaireto 7 Februarymidsumma.org.auBagabus Inc are Hannah Malarski and Jack Richardson. They brought the delightfully dark Bushpig to the Melbourne...
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Review: Jumpy
JumpyMelbourne Theatre Company5 February 2015The Sumnerto 14 Marchmtc.com.auJane Turner and Dylan Watson. Photo by Jeff BusbyAt least Jumpy is a play about 50-something women who have sex. There's not...
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Review: The Orchid & the Crow
The Orchid & the CrowButton Eye Productions13 February 2015Tower Theatre, Malthouse Theatreto 22 Februarymalthousetheatre.com.auDaniel Tobias. Photo byAndrew WuttkeDaniel Tobias is almost...
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Review: Blak Cabaret
Blak CabaretMalthouse Theatre & Summersalt Festival11 February 2015Malthouse forecourtto 22 Februarymalthousetheatre.com.auIt's worth seeing Blak Cabaret to hang outside in the Malthouse forecourt,...
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Review: The Flying Dutchman
The Flying DutchmanVictorian Opera14 February 2015Palais Theatreto 19 Februaryvictorianopera.com.auVictorian Opera. The Flying Dutchman. Photo by Jeff BusbyOpera at the magnificent sea-side Palais...
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Review: Psychopomp & Seething
Psychopomp & SeethingBarking Spider Visual Theatre, MUST18 February 2015La Mama Courthouseto 1 March 2015lamama.com.auKate Brennan. Seething. Photo by Sarah WalkerPsychopomp & Seething begins...
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Review: In The Heights
In The HeightsStageArt20 February 2015Chapel off Chapelto 8 March 2015stageart.com.auStephen Lopez. In the HEights. Photo by Belinda Strodder.In The Heights won the Best Musical Tony in 2008. Melbourne...
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Apologies if you've been trying to email me. The SM account was forwarded to another address and Outlook considers this as being inactive so was returning emails. Grrr. If I didn't get back to you,...
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Review: The Lion King
The Lion KingDisney19 February 2015Regent Theatredisney.com.auPhoto by Belinda StrodderIn 1996, Disney Theatrical announced it was making a musical of their popular animated hit The Lion King (1994)....
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Review: What Rhymes with Cars & Girls
What Rhymes with Cars & GirlsMelbourne Theatre Company21 February 2015Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourneto 28 March 2015mtc.com.auWhat Rhymes with Cars & Girls. MTCWhat Rhymes with Cars...
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Review: Sweet Charity
Sweet CharityLuckiest Productions, Neil Gooding Productions, Tinderbox Productions, Arts Centre Melbourne26 February 2015The Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourneto 7 Marchartscentremelbourne.com.auVerity...
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Ten tips to get a Comedy Festival review
Or, How to make an arts writer read your email and say "Yes!"The Melbourne International Comedy Festival starts on 25 March.For arts writers, this means that we get more emails and messages than usual....
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Review: Sexercise
SexerciseAleksander Vass & Malcolm C Cooke27 February 2015Alex Theatreto 29 Marchsexercisethemusical.comLyall Brooks, Nicole Milloy, Fem Belling. SexerciseSexercise could be a ripper of a show if...
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Review: Walking With Dinosaurs
Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena SpectacularGlobal Creatures in association with BBC Worldwide25 March 2015Hisense Arenato 29 Marchdinosaurlive.comStegosaurus The late William May told me that the...
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Review: Endgame
EndgameMTC26 March 2015The Sumnerto 25 Aprilmtc.com.auJulie Forsyth & Rhys McConnochie. Photo by Jeff BusbyThere's a double page in the program for the MTC's Endgame titled "explantion". It's about...
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MICF: Bucket's List THIS HAPPENED
Bucket's Listto 5 Aprilcomedyfestival.com.auIn 2010 Justin Kennedy and Sarah Collins got engaged on stage during run of their MICF show Donna and Damo.They went on to make Bucket's List that premiered...
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MICF: Hannah Gadsby, Donkey
DonkeyHannah Gadsbya Token Event29 March 2015Melbourne Town Hall, Supper Roomto 19 Aprilcomedyfestival.com.auHannah GadsbyA few days after seeing Hannah Gadsby's Donkey, I'm still thinking about it....
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