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Ensemble Theatre: The Heartbreak Choir - Review by Faith Jessel
When words fail, music speaks—a sentiment that forms the very core of The Heartbreak Choir. With a blend of comedy and pathos, the late,...
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Dec 7, 20243 min read


Ensemble Theatre: Colder Than Here - Review by Faith Jessel
As the old adage goes; Grief's awkward moments are comedy's uncomfortable truth. Nowhere is this more evident than in ‘Colder Than...
danielconway0
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Rising Arts Productions: American Psycho - Review by Faith Jessel
Satire and slaughter collide at the Illawarra Arts Centre, where being ‘Hip to be Square’ is the ultimate killer credential. Rising Arts...
danielconway0
May 27, 20244 min read


Ensemble Theatre: Ulster American - Review by Faith Jessel
David Ireland's ‘‘Ulster American’ is a masterclass in searing satire that slays in every sense of the word. A fiery collision between an...
danielconway0
May 19, 20243 min read


Camden Musical Society: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Review by Faith Jessel
Wow, what a night! Camden Musical Society knows exactly how to make their shows a glittering event. After being warmly welcomed, the...
danielconway0
Apr 22, 20244 min read


The Guild Theatre: An O'Henry Christmas - Review by Faith Jessel
You may think that performing a play with ‘Christmas’ in the title is an unusual choice for February, but An O'Henry Christmas is so much...
danielconway0
Feb 26, 20243 min read


Lane Cove Theatre Company: The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery - Review by Faith Jessel
If this is your first “Farndale” play and you have a love/hate or even indifferent relationship with the politics and incompetencies of...
danielconway0
Feb 13, 20244 min read


NSW Youth Ballet: Don Quixote - Review by Faith Jessel
What a privilege it was to attend such a magically entertaining performance of the much loved and romantic comedy of Don Quixote,...
danielconway0
Jan 24, 20243 min read


SOPHIA=(WISDOM): THE CLIFFS - Performed at New Theatre, Newtown - Review by Faith Jessel
Prepare for an experience. Expect the unexpected. Deliberately bizarre, strangely beautiful and ultimately transforming, like stepping...
danielconway0
Jan 15, 20243 min read


The Guild Theatre: Love Letters - Review by Faith Jessel
Isn’t it wonderfully serendipitous the way theatre echoes where you are in life? I saw my first performance of Love Letters when I was 15...
danielconway0
Nov 7, 20233 min read


Pymble Players: Gaslight - Review by Faith Jessel
Suspenseful, hypnotic, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Patrick Hamilton's extraordinary, timeless, and mind-bending tale of the depths of...
danielconway0
Nov 5, 20233 min read
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