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Hornsby Musical Society: Jekyll & Hyde - Review by Daniel Conway
At the heart of the proto-science fiction classic Jekyll & Hyde is a conversation about duality and human nature, questions about...
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May 7, 20243 min read
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Henry Lawson Theatre Inc: Mary Stuart - Review by Daniel Conway
One of the subjects I studied at university is history, and one thing you learn as you study is that history is essentially a series of...
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Apr 22, 20243 min read
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Castle Hill Players: Caravan - Review by Daniel Conway
I love my alone time; I love it so much. Socialising is great, and I enjoy being with my friends and family and experiencing new things....
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Apr 13, 20243 min read
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Hillsong Boy - Review by Daniel Conway
I attended an all-boys Catholic school in Blacktown, which I believe could be the single worst environment for a young person to grow up...
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Mar 25, 20242 min read
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North Shore Theatre Company: Spies Are Forever - Review by Daniel Conway
It is amazing how memories of specific moments in your life can be triggered by the smallest things. Forever, the smell of a fireplace...
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Mar 14, 20244 min read
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Castle Hill Players: An Inspector Calls - Review by Daniel Conway
I was on the internet recently and saw someone suggesting that with the wealth inequality, cost of living, and housing crisis that seems...
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Feb 5, 20243 min read
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Genesian Theatre: Love Letters - Review by Daniel Conway
I once read that architecture is in the corners, the points of connection that transform a wall into a room. If we take this idea that it...
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Jan 24, 20242 min read
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Castle Hill Players: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
I've only ever seen one pantomime, and well, it tried. I liked some of the jokes in the first few scenes, but as it went on, the...
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Nov 20, 20233 min read
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Henry Lawson Theatre: Steel Magnolias - Review by Daniel Conway
Gossiping as a concept is intriguing. We all engage in it, although deep down, we acknowledge that we probably shouldn't. It's impolite,...
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Nov 13, 20233 min read
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Hunters Hill Theatre: Pope2Pope - Review by Daniel Conway
I enjoy oversimplifications of complex things. Analogies that distill something to its most basic elements. Saying things like time...
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Aug 20, 20233 min read
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Subtlenuance: Catherine at Avignon -Review by Daniel Conway
I was around 10 when I saw my first play. It was a production of "12 Angry Men" in Dublin while visiting family. I don't remember why...
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Aug 15, 20233 min read
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Richmond Players: Capitan Moonlite - Review by Daniel Conway
I remember growing up and being in my high school history class, thinking there must be more that we aren't being told. The teaching of...
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Aug 9, 20233 min read
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Castle Hill Players: In The Next Room Or The Vibrator Play - Review by Daniel Conway
Medical science is really fascinating and, at times, truly terrifying if you think about it. For a profession that we, as a collective,...
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Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Packemin Productions: Les Misérables - Review by Daniel Conway
I have never understood people who don't go back and revisit media that they like. I can, and have watched the same movies and TV shows...
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Aug 1, 20235 min read
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Carrot and Stick Productions: Rabbits on a Red Planet - Review by Daniel Conway
I am not a person who is surprised very often; I am just not trained to be used to it. My birthday is so close to Christmas that people...
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Jun 11, 20233 min read
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Lane Cove Theatre Company: Assassins - Review by Daniel Conway
A common complaint I have heard about theatre in Australia is that too often it is the same shows trotted out over and over again, with...
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May 15, 20234 min read
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Willoughby Theatre Company: The Sound of Music - Review by Daniel Conway
Nostalgia can be really powerful when it comes to how we judge things. Nothing will ever taste as good as the pizza from your childhood...
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May 13, 20234 min read
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Penrith Musical Comedy Company: Little Shop of Horrors - Review by Daniel Conway
Cult hits are funny in that they can be so well-known but also kind of niche. So many musicals live in this space. They are either...
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May 7, 20233 min read
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Holroyd Musical & Dramatic Society: The Producers - Review by Daniel Conway
One of the best things about comedy is that it's something that rewards rewatching, particularly when that comedy has broad appeal. You...
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May 6, 20234 min read
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Genesian Theatre Company: A Streetcar Named Desire - Review by Daniel Conway
There are a few stories that have become so ingrained in the zeitgeist and so iconic that you feel like you know them even if you haven’t...
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Apr 16, 20234 min read
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