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- Dennis Clements
There’s a sense of anticipation as the curtain rises again on this classy looking OA production of Franz Lehár’s Merry Widow in the newly refurbished Joan Sutherland theatre at the Sydney Opera House.
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- Richard Cotter
All that glistens is not gold, it's largely green, as The Emerald City plays host to the Emerald City, in this glistening presentation of a bona fide classic.
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- Richard Cotter
A cast of seven use text, movement, and song to re imagine and topsy turvy Dickens' enduring story of avarice under attack, complete with geographical anomaly and anachronism amok.
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- Richard Cotter
The spinster sisters of Esk, Mourne, Eve and Dawn Kransky, have created their own Kris Kringle that incorporates carols, covers and conversation about ghosts of Christmas past.
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- Richard Cotter
From anthropology to cosmology, Knots’ narrative threads science through the needle of emotion and ethics, stitching stories of individuals into the tapestry of a bigger picture.
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- Jack Teiwes
Perhaps one of the most-adapted works of children’s literature, possibly of literature in general, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland seems like material ripe for adaptation to ballet.
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- Richard Cotter
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and The Ensemble ends its 2017 season with a jolly production of Alan Ayckbourn’s silly-arse farce, Taking Steps.
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- Nicholas Routley
It is difficult to overstate the magnificence of the opera itself. Faster-moving than Mozart, more true to prevalent theories of drama than Wagner, and without later imitations in almost any respect, it is one of the truly great combinations of music and theatre.
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