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Griffith REVIEW Surviving Edition 35

Griffith REVIEW Surviving Edition 35

Fiona Mackrell | Learning and reflecting from disaster - ”Surviving” explores tales of extraordinary battles and random brushes with fate.

The Jinglists

The Jinglists

Matt D’Silva | BONDI PAVILION: A quirky, slapstick comedy in the manner of Month Python, The Jinglists will make you laugh.

Voiceworks #87: Play

Voiceworks #87: Play

Sarah Braybrooke | EXPRESS MEDIA: Brilliantly showcasing a range of young, emerging writing talent, the current issue of Voiceworks – on the theme of play – is extremely appealing.

The Day The Sky Turned Black

The Day The Sky Turned Black

Chloe Papas | FRINGE WORLD: Ali Kennedy-Scott's play chronicling the stories of everyday heroes who fought Victoria's ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires takes audiences on unrestrained emotional ride.

Three Strikes

Three Strikes

Astrid Francis | FRINGE WORLD: LA-based writer Brian Finkelstein weaves together tales of the US Writers' Strike of 2007 and Haymarket Massacre of 1886 into an ultimately gratifying whole.

On The Couch with the Freudian Dream G...

On The Couch with the Freudian Dream Girls

Astrid Francis | FRINGE WORLD: If you want to have a dream interpreted in an unusual context, this is the show for you; if you are looking for something more theatrical, not so much.

The Magic Flute

The Magic Flute

Jennie Sharpe | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE: The Metropolitan Opera's The Magic Flute, reproduced by Opera Australia, does everything possible to bring it into the 21st century.

The Year of Magical Wanking

The Year of Magical Wanking

Nerida Dickinson | FRINGE WORLD: Poetry and pornography meet in this self-deprecating and shame-filled monologue which pulls us in while trying to push us away.

Guilty Pleasures

Guilty Pleasures

Sarah Ward | ACMI: Julie Moggan's documentary offers a slight and sweet glimpse at romance novel publishers Harlequin Mills & Boon.

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

Sarah Ward | HOYTS: If the success of Man on a Ledge was judged on its adherence to its name, it would be a hit. Sadly, the film disappoints.