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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.

Old Fitz. Image is rows of bench theatre seating, with two young women sitting on the front row, one in a patterned dress and one in a white shirt and dark skirt.
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New Ghosts take over the Old Fitz

New Ghosts Theatre, led by independent artists Lucy Clements and Emma Wright, will take the reins of Sydney’s iconic Old…

Democracy Repair Services. Image is of four actors on a black stage that can barely be seen, but each has a head torch
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Theatre review: Democracy Repair Services, Blue Room Theatre, WA

This subversive play challenges concepts of democracy by exploring the dark side of general consensus.

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.

IRL. Image is a boy in a pink shirt with a boy in a koala onesie wrapping his arms around him.
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Theatre review: IRL, Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane

A cosplay meet-cute where the ordinary meets the extroverted.

This Rough Magic. Image is a bare stage with several actors, kneeling, sitting or standing, one holding up a stick, and another holding a cloth that could symbolise a child.
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Asylum seekers meet Shakespeare in bold new take on The Tempest

Written by playwright Helen Machalias, ā€˜This Rough Magic’ uses Shakespeare as a lens through which to explore our nation’s treatment…

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.

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.Ā 

Girls in Boys' Cars. Image is two young women, one with shoulder length hair grinning and wearing a blue short sleeved shirt and the other looking off to the right in sunglasses and headscarf. They are seated behind a block, representing a car.
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Theatre review: Girls in Boys' Cars, National Theatre of Parramatta

Two young women on a road trip in Western Sydney. What could possibly go wrong?

The Memory of Water. Image is of one women in a pink hued bed, another sitting on it with her leg dangling over the side and a third standing by the side of the bed holding her head.
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Theatre review: The Memory of Water, Ensemble Theatre

This award-winning play about three sisters is a bittersweet comedy.

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