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Can't Leave Tomorrow Alone
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Can’t Leave Tomorrow AloneReviewed by Lisa Pham - The PROGRAM
As seen on THE PROGRAM - connecting young people nationally to all things creative! Stay in the loop at www.theprogram.net.auThe problem with performing very serious issues is that, already, it’
more ...Virgins: The Musical
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VIRGINSReviewed by Jeremy Ham The Program
With all that talent, it's a wonder that they're all still virgins!Giving out more than its full share of laughs, twists and puns, Virgins :: The Musical is a worthwhile venture.As seen on THE PROGRAM
more ...Cargo - The True Adventures of Mary Bryant
Reviewed by Helen Thomson The Age Online
Sarah Cathcart's earlier one-woman shows - The Serpent's Fall, Walking on Sticks and Tiger Country - were enormously successful in Australia and internationally. It is a delight to see her unique, ori
more ...One Way Street
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ONE WAY STREET by David GreigReviewed by Alison Croggon Theatre Notes
Scottish playwright David Grieg's One Way Street is, in contrast, by a writer in full control of his material. It's a monologue narrated by one John Flannery (Simon Kingsley Hall), an escapee from Lan
more ...Can't Leave Tomorrow Alone
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Can’t Leave Tomorrow AloneReviewed by Alison Croggon Theatre Notes
The revenge tragedy, as exemplified in the Jacobean plays of John Webster or John Ford, is a place of fabulous excess. These works excavate sexual passions and political intrigue from the darkest corn
more ...One Way Street
Reviewed by Jan Chandler
A great night of theatre, which takes the audience on an intriguing journey back and forth in time, both personal and historical.
more ...The True Amazon Adventures of Roger Casement
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The True Amazon Adventures of Roger CasementAndrew Shaw's latest play concerns Roger Casement - humanitarian and Irish revolutionary, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising and his "black diaries" - which detail his sexual re
more ...Virgins - A Musical Threesome
Reviewed by Cameron Woodhead The Age
If you haven't heard of Dean Bryant and Matthew Frank, you soon will. Already, this dynamic duo has made history by creating Prodigal, the first Australian musical to receive an off-Broadway season. W
more ...Virgins absolutle awesome!
Reviewed by Scott Santinon
Hi Mat and Dean. I saw the show last night and it blew my mind. Not just because I knew two of the cast and one of the writers, but because it was so subtle at the same time as being so raw. Jumpin th
more ...Nancy Boy | Buster Daniels
Reviewed by Craig Scutt
Looking like an amalgam of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust and Tim Curry as Rocky Horror’s Frankenfurter, the angular, androgynous Maloney exudes energy with every twist of the wrist.
more ...Virgins
Reviewed by Michael Finn
It is promising to see new Australian pieces being written that are not just pop tunes tacked together with a threadbare script. These writers are not afraid to tackle issues of the New Millennium hea
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The True Amazon Adventures of Roger CasementReviewed by Alison Croggon
The so-called Black Diaries of Roger Casement are a kind of Turin Shroud of modern history. Sir Roger Casement was a distinguished Victorian human rights advocate whose reports on colonial atrocities
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