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TheRehearsal Room and High Cow Creatives: Singin' in the Rain - Review by Daniel Conway
I have always believed in playing to your strengths, don’t try and succeed where you know you are going to fail, rather chase success and...
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Jul 15, 20243 min read


Holroyd Musical and Dramatic Society: Oliver! - Review by Jessica Green
Charles Dickens said, “A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” Oliver! by Holroyd Musical and Dramatic Society demonstrated a whole lot of...
danielconway0
Jun 25, 20244 min read


North Shore Theatre Company: Footloose: Youth Edition - Review by Jessica Green
Theatre is powerful. We have known this for thousands of years. Whilst a newer variation, musical theatre combines music, dance and drama...
danielconway0
Jun 18, 20244 min read


Hills Musical Theatre Company: Seussical - Review by Daniel Conway
Community theatre is the best. It is the place where most performers get to experiment and fall in love with the craft of acting. It is...
danielconway0
May 29, 20244 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


Wiloughby Theatre Company: Jersey Boys - Review by Daniel Conway
Have you ever known someone who is so talented that you low key hate them. Like you don't hate them because they are so lovely and nice...
danielconway0
May 20, 20245 min read


Blackout Theatre Company: Ghost - Review by Selina Wong
When I first heard the 90s romantic fantasy film, Ghost was adapted into a musical, I didn’t know what to expect. Surely the supernatural...
danielconway0
May 19, 20243 min read


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...
danielconway0
May 7, 20243 min read


Fantasia Showstoppers: Dot and the Kangaroo - Review by Annalise Pittman
A nostalgic childhood classic, Dot and the Kangaroo brought back many memories of stories being read before bedtime. Dot and the Kangaroo...
danielconway0
Apr 23, 20242 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


Miranda Musical Theatre Company: Catch Me If You Can - Review by Jack Maidment
If you have any fond memories of the 2002 Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks film, need something to do over this coming weekend, or just...
danielconway0
Apr 11, 20244 min read


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...
danielconway0
Mar 14, 20244 min read


Yellow Line Theatre: Beaudy - Review by Tracy Payne
There is nothing sleepy about Michael Orland’s adaptation of Sleeping Beauty. With an Australian setting and a constant undercurrent of...
danielconway0
Feb 16, 20244 min read


Regals bring Monty Python to a new generation with their juniors' edition of Spamalot
About the show This hilarious musical, based on the beloved film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," introduces a new generation (10-18...
danielconway0
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Paca Productions: In The Heights - Review by Benjamin Oliver
As a proud Latino man, I was stoked when I got the opportunity to come up to the Concourse Theatre in Chatswood to watch “In the...
danielconway0
Feb 4, 20244 min read


Hornsby Musical Society: Jersey Boys - Review by Selina Wong
You know you’ve watched a good show when the first thing you do is search for the soundtrack on Spotify and go down the rabbit hole of...
danielconway0
Nov 12, 20233 min read


Hills Musical Theatre Company: Catch Me If You Can - Review by Jess Green
I had never seen Catch Me if You Can the movie, and had never seen or listened to the musical based on it, ever. But if it’s anything...
danielconway0
Nov 11, 20234 min read


Bankstown Theatre Company: Into The Woods - Review by Josh Straw
Sondheim is challenging - objectively so. His songs are some of the most lyrically demanding and complex pieces to perform, and every...
danielconway0
Nov 5, 20234 min read


Blackout Theatre: Heathers - Review by Nicole Smith
Blackout Theatre's production of 'Heathers: The Musical is a powerful journey into the darker side of high school life, and it is...
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Oct 22, 20233 min read


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...
danielconway0
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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