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- Richard Cotter
With The Trouble With Harry, Philpott has created a theatrical palimpsest, applying an inquisitive imagination to fragmentary facts, firing up discussion on gender, sex and ethnic prejudices.
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- Richard Cotter
Don't let anybody tell you that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. An ecstatic audience cheered, clapped, whistled, hollered and got to their feet on numerous occasions during Tapestry at the Enmore Theatre last Friday night.
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- Richard Cotter
There's plenty of bark and lots of bite in New Theatre's production of The Little Dog Laughed by Douglas Carter Beane.
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- Jack Teiwes
When you’re stuck in an oppressively hot theatre with one fan struggling to make an impact during a Sydney heatwave, you’d better hope that the show you are about to see is good.
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- Eliza Eggler
Opera Australia’s 200th celebratory performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is a tireless jewel of melodic beauty and poignant tragedy that carries its audience on a wave of pathos.
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- Jack Teiwes
With raucous patrons braving the sweltering February heat and tight quarters above the B.E.D. (Beats Eats Drinks) pub, “intimate” would certainly be one way to describe this hilariously in-your-face showcase of Australian neo-burlesque.
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