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- Stephanie Glickman
This kooky show is intergenerational mayhem at its finest, with cast members representing millennial, Gen Zs, Baby Boomers and everything in between.
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- Jane Canaway
It takes about 2.08 minutes to realise that not only is Gillian Cosgriff blessed with great timing and a quirky mind, but she’s also a highly competent musician with an excellent voice.
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- Jane Canaway
Tom Gleeson knows his considerable strengths and isn’t shy about reminding you, but is smart enough to turn his shortcomings into a jibe at the audience and use that as material, too.
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- Stephanie Glickman
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of those ballets that just keeps on giving. This is its third Melbourne outing from The Australian Ballet since 2017 and audiences still can’t get enough of its visual delights.
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- Heather Bloom
Based on John Buchan’s novel that was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 spy film of the same name, The 39 Steps is edge-of-your-seat-slapstick-fun.
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- Doug Knight
Extraordinary in scale and spectacle, Wicked is classic big budget musical gorgeousness, but froth and bubble aside, it’s also laced with depth in its narrative.
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- Heather Bloom
It is a journey of a young woman with a thirst for knowledge, and of a society that is desperate to quash that desire.
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