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Genesian Theatre: Macbeth – Review by Rowan Greaves
One of the many challenges of staging Shakespeare’s Macbeth  - or, as I like it call it, The King, The Thane, His Wife, and the Witches –...
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Mar 184 min read
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Hunters Hill Theatres: Sylvia - Review by Astra Milne
It's not an uncommon story: a middle-aged man on the brink of an existential crisis, finding solace in a younger female, and thus...
danielconway0
Mar 182 min read
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Castle Hill Players: Improbable Fiction - Review by Daniel Conway
I am happy to be proven wrong when it comes to theatre. It is always a pleasant surprise when I have expectations, and they manage to be...
danielconway0
Feb 192 min read
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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...
danielconway0
Jan 193 min read
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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,...
danielconway0
Dec 7, 20243 min read
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Hunters Hill Theatre: Mother and Son - Review by Helen Bell
Christine Rule and Brenton Amies have been perfectly cast as Mother and Son  Maggie and Arthur Beare. Without mimicking or parodying the...
danielconway0
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Henry Lawson Theatre: Clue - Review by Daniel Conway
There is something to be said for being original. When theatre is new, exciting, and cutting-edge, it can feel important. This being...
danielconway0
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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Castle Hill Players: Grand Horizons – Review by Rowan Greaves
Plays often begin with what’s known as ‘an inciting incident’: a surprising occurrence from which the action springs. Bess Wohl’s play...
danielconway0
Nov 19, 20242 min read
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Rogue Projects/ Old Fitz Theatre Present: The Female of the Species - Review by Sherene B. Mitchell
If you are looking for a fantastic night out at the theatre, with laughs a-plenty, then look no further; Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Female...
danielconway0
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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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...
danielconway0
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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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
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Castle Hill Players: The Ghost Train - Review by Helen Bell
In the foyer of The Pavilion Theatre hangs a cast list and photo from the last time Castle Hill Players performed The Ghost Train, in...
danielconway0
Sep 23, 20244 min read
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Sydney Fringe Festival 2024: My Kink is Homicide - Review by Matt Dorahy
Cody's hiding a secret from her girlfriend - a murderous one. Men are dead and now Daddy Law wants the truth. Dykes, dildos, drag. This...
danielconway0
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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Henry Lawson Theatre: A Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming - Review by Daniel Conway
Often when I have done shows I get to the end of the run and when I have enjoyed it the worst part is knowing that you will not have this...
danielconway0
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Hunters Hill Theatre: Murder by the Book - Review by Sherene B. Mitchell
If you love a murder mystery with plot twist after plot twist, and a few good laughs to boot, then Hunters Hill Theatre’s production of...
danielconway0
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Genesian Theatre: Murder on the Nile - Review by Chelsea Holland
For those unaware, the Genesian Theatre Company has become rather synonymous with murder mystery plays, especially those by Agatha...
danielconway0
Aug 19, 20243 min read
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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
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Point Break Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Review by Felicity Amos
The audience was buzzing with excitement to see Point Break Theatre Co’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Star of the Sea...
danielconway0
Aug 4, 20243 min read
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Henry Lawson Theatre Inc: Where Words Once Were - Review by Daniel Conway
There is a phenomenon that happens in our brains when we acquire new language, it can change the way we understand the world. Take...
danielconway0
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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Castle Hill Players: Mrs Warren's Profession - Review by Daniel Conway
Art has the ability to strike at the heart of moral issues, to play with ambiguity in order to guide their audience through the minefield...
danielconway0
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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