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Theatre review: St Kilda Tales: A Performance Rave: Explosives Factory

Raimondo Cortese's 2001 play is revisited in this new production.

Rarmian Newton as Frodo Baggins and Laurence Boxhall as Gollum in 'Lord of The Rings - A Musical Tale'. Newton is dressed in a white shirt, red vest and brown knickerbockers. Boxhall is crouching and topless, wearing raggedy white pants. He is covered in white make-up with blood stains.
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Musical review: Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, State Theatre Sydney/Melbourne Comedy Theatre

It’s not seamless but most will enjoy this spirited take on Tolkien’s epic tale.

Seven men in formal dress in a dining room.
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Theatre review: Posh, Old Fitz Theatre

A club for young men, bonded by privilege, shame and vulnerability.

Two young women and three young men are dancing outside a house.
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Theatre review: The Comeuppance, Red Stitch Actors' Theatre

A kitchen sink drama that’s uplifted by exceptional performances .

Dressed in Victorian era clothes, a woman in bed is surrounded by another women on her left and a man on her right. In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play
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Theatre review: In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), New Theatre, Newtown

This play about female orgasms spans humour and social commentary.

Against a row of pigeonholes you can see silhouettes of two people descending a stairs. In the background is a close up of a woman's face. The Dictionary of Lost Words
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Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words, Playhouse Theatre, Brisbane

The Dictionary of Lost Words is a worthy and thought-provoking play but lacks dramatic excitement. 

Three young men and a two young women are gathered around a meal on a small table. All of them, aside from the woman on the right, are dressed in casual clothes. She's dressed more primly and conservatively. Dear Elena Sergeevna
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Theatre review: Dear Elena Sergeevna, Old Fitz Theatre

A theatrical experiment examining moral actions and clashes of ideology.

Two women wearing white shirts, olive vests and brown skirts. There is a red cross behind them in the left hand corner.
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Theatre review: A Girl's Guide to World War, Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

A remarkable story of the bravery of female medical pioneers, exploring the strictures of the early 20th century within a…

A group of young adults are sitting at a table.
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Theatre review: Antilton, Explosives Factory

An ant-inspired musical based on 'Hamilton'. What could possibly go wrong?

A Chinese woman dressed in a grey suit and black tie and holding a cigar.
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Comedy review: He Huang: White Man's Burden, Portrait Room, Town Hall, MICF 2025

An edgy, confrontational and often hilarious slap in the sociocultural face.

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