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Ink by New Theatre. Six people are lined up on a dark stage holding identical copies of The Sun newspaper in front of themselves, obscuring their faces.
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Theatre review: Ink, New Theatre

New Theatre makes a good fist of James Graham’s play about Rupert Murdoch’s first forays into Fleet Street. 

‘Club Vegas: The Spectacle’. Photo: Supplied. A group of six performers on stage in extravagant purple body suit and feather on top of their heads on the stage with spotlights on them.
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Performance review: Club Vegas: The Spectacle, Athenaeum

All the ritz and glitz of Vegas in this variety show.

A dramatically lit photograph of the cast members from the 2024 Australian production of 'Sunset Boulevard', shown in the decaying Hollywood mansion of faded star Norma Desmond.
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Musical review: Sunset Boulevard, Princess Theatre

A woefully miscast Sarah Brightman derails this production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which also features some baffling directorial choices.

momenta. Around a dozen dancers on a dark stage wear tight leotards, and tights in muted tones of beige or grey. Their bodies are turned to the back but their heads look back towards the camera with their left hand touching their cheek as if showing their faces to the light.
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Dance: momenta, Roslyn Packer Theatre

Immense athleticism in the body's exploration of time and space.

Ride the Cyclone. On a dark stage a group of young school uniform clad people group around a young man who has a green halo around him. Surrounding all of them is a circular ladder like piece of design.
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Musical review: Ride the Cyclone, Hayes Theatre

A Canadian hit musical makes its Australian debut.

the Odd Couple. On a stage set of a New York apartment in the 1960s four white actors stand centre stage. On the left is a man in a brown jacket side on, addressing the others. Next to him is a fastidious man in a blue suit and red tie, holding something covered in a tea towel. Next is a blonde woman with a yellow, pink and white sleeveless dress and finally a woman with short dark hair and a yellow and green sleeveless dress. She is also facing in to the others.
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Theatre review: The Odd Couple, Comedy Theatre

Decades later, Neil Simon's play still feels sharp and relatable.

Candide. Four singers lined up. In the middle are a man in blue shirt and shorts with red braces and a woman in a green strappy 1950s type house dress with a little apron. On either side are two women - one all in orange, including her glasses frames and a wig, and the other the same but in yellow.
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Opera review: Candide, Her Majesty's Theatre

A joyous musical confection and a colourful celebration of self-discovery.

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Opera review: Tosca, Margaret Court Arena

After not bringing staged operas to Melbourne last year, Opera Australia’s production of 'Tosca' wasn’t enough to quench the audience's…

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Music review: Symphony Fantastic, QPAC

Love, lust and madness in an all-French program of delightful music with added extras.  

Ulster American. Three actors on a stage set of a loft type apartment. A woman in a short sleeved lilac jumper sits downstage. Behind her centre stage is a bearded man all in black with a baseball cap backwards and an Oscar in his outstretched hand; he is shouting. A third balding man with glasses stands on the right behind a tan leather couch clasping his hands and watching the man in the centre.
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Theatre review: Ulster American, Ensemble Theatre

Feminism, #MeToo, toxic masculinity, the Northern Irish ‘Troubles’ and the theatre itself are dissected in this provocative work.

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