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This Rough Magic. Image is a bare stage with several actors, kneeling, sitting or standing, one holding up a stick, and another holding a cloth that could symbolise a child.
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Asylum seekers meet Shakespeare in bold new take on The Tempest

Written by playwright Helen Machalias, ‘This Rough Magic’ uses Shakespeare as a lens through which to explore our nation’s treatment…

Richard Watts

Nov 10, 2023
In the Club. Image is a theatre set of a dark smoky club with a black and red striped bench seat and a young man sitting with a young woman on his knee.
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Theatre review: In the Club, Theatre Works

Patricia Cornelius' play tackles consent, coercion and sexual violence in the AFL.

Nina Culley

Nov 9, 2023
Defoe. Image is a man in 18th century garb, with a white wig, sitting in an armchair and holding up his arms in a querying stance.
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Theatre review: Defoe's Plague, La Mama

A befuddled but promising exploration of the life and work of Daniel Defoe.

Jenna Schroder

Nov 8, 2023
Everything but the kitchen sink. Image is a woman in drag as an Aussie tradie, in high vis shirt, baseball cap, with a fake moustache and can of VB beer.
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Theatre review: Everything but the Kitchen Sink Fest, The Flight Path Theatre

Four producers, four shows and the questionable relevance of the fourth wall in this inner west theatre festival. 

Raveena Grover

Nov 8, 2023
Chewing Gum Dreams. Image is of a black teenage girl sitting on a block, wearing school uniform and looking shocked.
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Theatre review: Chewing Gum Dreams, Clubhouse Theatre, Townsville

A solo show that traverses the life of a black teenager teetering on the edge of adulthood.

Trevor Keeling

Nov 8, 2023
The Bridal Lament. Image is a close-up of an Asian woman's face with a complex headdress, heavy makeup and facial adornments in the form of eight white pearl tears. She looks sad.
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Theatre review: The Bridal Lament, Space Theatre

Rainbow Chan's OzAsia contribution was 'an ambitious work infused with vulnerability, grief, and empowerment'.

Nicky TszTung Li

Nov 3, 2023
spooktacular. Image is illustration of two ghosts beside two people performing into mics to three ibises against a circular multicoloured backdrop with the silhouette or a large spooky hand across it.
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Performance review: Spooktacular, Sue Benner Theatre

A cabaret treat on the spookiest night of the year.

Lisette Drew

Nov 2, 2023
Girls in Boys' Cars. Image is two young women, one with shoulder length hair grinning and wearing a blue short sleeved shirt and the other looking off to the right in sunglasses and headscarf. They are seated behind a block, representing a car.
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Theatre review: Girls in Boys' Cars, National Theatre of Parramatta

Two young women on a road trip in Western Sydney. What could possibly go wrong?

Christina Donoghue

Nov 1, 2023
The Memory of Water. Image is of one women in a pink hued bed, another sitting on it with her leg dangling over the side and a third standing by the side of the bed holding her head.
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Theatre review: The Memory of Water, Ensemble Theatre

This award-winning play about three sisters is a bittersweet comedy.

Matthew Collins

Oct 31, 2023
Twelfth Night. A dark spotlit stage features small trees in large pots, a couple of actors cuddle on. either side of the stage and a person centre stage with arm raised, wearing a white waistcoat, braces and black shorts.
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Theatre review: Twelfth Night, Sydney Opera House

This production of Shakespeare's classic gender swap comedy deliberately dramatises its tragic elements.

Ned Hirst

Oct 31, 2023
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