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Dirty Birds. Image a large ink set of a bedroom, with two women looking out a window with their backs to us.
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Theatre Review: Dirty Birds, Heath Ledger Theatre, WA

'Dirty Birds' explores the off-centre symmetry of sisterhood in a context of anxious absurdity.

Nanci Nott

Nov 23, 2023
Chopin and the Mendelssohns. Image is a headshot of a woman with a side parting and wavy shoulder length hair, tilting her head on one side and smiling at the camera.
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Music review: Chopin and the Mendelssohns, Adelaide Town Hall

The Australian Chamber Orchestra made fine music with pianist Polina Leschenko.

Dr Diana Carroll

Nov 23, 2023
Nutcracker. Image is three dancers, two in pink with puffy pantaloons on bended knees and the third in the middle in light blue in a dancing pose with both arms raised to the sides.
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Dance review: The Nutcracker, His Majesty's Theatre, WA

This seasonal favourite tells a timeless tale.

Nanci Nott

Nov 21, 2023
Marriage of Figaro. Image is a young woman in a wedding dress with veil holding out her arm with her hand held by a young man in a formal suit.
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Opera Review: The Marriage of Figaro, State Opera SA

Mozart’s delightful opera buffa gets a modern makeover.

Dr Diana Carroll

Nov 21, 2023
Venus in Fur. Image is a woman in bondage gear and long dark hair standing in a purple it audition room.
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Theatre review: Venus in Fur, Fridays Studio, WA

The play within a play narrative of this production addressed themes of intersecting power and eroticism.

Nanci Nott

Nov 20, 2023
Oil. Image is of a older grey haired woman in glasses and bulky padded yellow/green coat, who is pointing at a prism, which is also being looked at by a younger woman in similar attire with shortish brown hair and kneeling down.
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Theatre review: Oil, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney

An historical play that explores the fault lines of colonialism, empire and capitalism.

Anna Westbrook

Nov 15, 2023
Orlando. Image is of four actors in red jackets back to back with each other and with arms raised in front of them.
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Musical review: Orlando, fortyfivedownstairs

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic novel, 'Orlando', is promising but patchy.

Reuben Liversidge

Nov 14, 2023
In the Club. Image is a theatre set of a dark smoky club with a black and red striped bench seat and a young man sitting with a young woman on his knee.
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Theatre review: In the Club, Theatre Works

Patricia Cornelius' play tackles consent, coercion and sexual violence in the AFL.

Nina Culley

Nov 9, 2023
Defoe. Image is a man in 18th century garb, with a white wig, sitting in an armchair and holding up his arms in a querying stance.
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Theatre review: Defoe's Plague, La Mama

A befuddled but promising exploration of the life and work of Daniel Defoe.

Jenna Schroder

Nov 8, 2023
Everything but the kitchen sink. Image is a woman in drag as an Aussie tradie, in high vis shirt, baseball cap, with a fake moustache and can of VB beer.
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Theatre review: Everything but the Kitchen Sink Fest, The Flight Path Theatre

Four producers, four shows and the questionable relevance of the fourth wall in this inner west theatre festival. 

Raveena Grover

Nov 8, 2023
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