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Theatre on Chester: Away by Michael Gow - Review by Kimberlea Smith
The Theatre on Chester is celebrating their 70th anniversary by revisiting plays from their past. First up is Michael Gow ’s Away , an Australian classic that is, at its heart, an exploration of grief. Away is an ambitious play that can be difficult to stage due to its scale. Tonally, it shifts between comedy and tragedy. (But never both at the same time.) The director must also figure out how to work in Shakespeare, clowning, supernatural elements, a play within a play and
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Apr 162 min read


Lane Cove Theatre Company: If/Then - Review by Kimberlea Smith
If/Then is a Sliding Doors -esque musical that examines how the choices we make - or don’t make - shape our lives. The show follows...
danielconway0
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Genesian Theatre: An Inspector Calls - Review by Kimberlea Smith
A drawing room play that asks what we owe to one another, J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls is a scathing indictment of the British...
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Jan 19, 20253 min read


Pymble Players: The 39 Steps - Review by Kimberlea Smith
Theatre requires the suspension of disbelief of an audience, a willingness of the audience to accept a play as reality in order to enjoy...
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Nov 5, 20243 min read


Lane Cove Theatre Company: Radium Girls - Review by Kimberlea Smith
Lane Cove Theatre Company’s production of Radium Girls is a sobering reminder of the price that women often pay for obedience. Inspired...
danielconway0
Aug 14, 20244 min read


Castle Hill Players: The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race - Review by Kimberlea Smith
Running 90 minutes with no interval, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race is a laugh-out-loud play that is simultaneously a love letter to...
danielconway0
Oct 1, 20222 min read


Henry Lawson Theatre Inc: Romeo and Juliet - Review by Kimberlea Smith
Henry Lawson Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful production of one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays. Director Nicole Madden has...
danielconway0
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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