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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...
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Sep 23, 20244 min read


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...
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Sep 19, 20242 min read


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...
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Sep 18, 20243 min read


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...
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Sep 6, 20242 min read


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...
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Aug 19, 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


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...
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Aug 4, 20243 min read


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...
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Jul 31, 20243 min read


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...
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Jul 30, 20243 min read


Genesian Theatre: Hay Fever - Review by Rhonda Hancock
There is no such thing as a “normal” family. Every family is unique, some could even be considered a little odd or peculiar - in the way...
danielconway0
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Hunters Hill Theatre: The Ballad of Maria Marten - Review by Lucy Giles
"The Ballad of Maria Marten," staged by Hunters Hill Theatre, is a captivating blend of the spooky, the funny, and the endearing. This...
danielconway0
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Ensemble Theatre: Master Class - Review by Chelsea Holland
I’ve heard about Terrence McNally’s Tony-award-winning play Master Class for years but have never seen it staged. And now I realise why –...
danielconway0
Jun 25, 20243 min read


Lingua Franca and BMEC Local Stages: Highway Of Lost Hearts - Review by Selina Wong
During the 4,500km journey through Australia’s outback, Mot manically flings a frozen kangaroo tail at a disgruntled shopkeeper in Alice...
danielconway0
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Purple Tape Productions: [Your Name] - Review by Daniel Conway
Some things get a bad reputation not because of any truth or reality, but because of the impression that some people outside a community...
danielconway0
Jun 19, 20244 min read


Castle Hill Players: Almost, Maine - Review by Rhonda Hancock
I always look forward to a visit to the Pavillion Theatre – the Castle Hill Players always deliver a good quality production – and this...
danielconway0
May 30, 20243 min read


Glenbrook Players: Sherlock Holmes and the Call of Cthulhu - Review by Jessica Scopelliti
“We live on a placid island of ignorance, in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” So...
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May 27, 20243 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


Pymble Players: The Spook - Review by Trish Swinkles
It’s the relationship between characters that help to engage the audience in Pymble Players’ ‘The Spook’ - a historically-inspired...
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May 19, 20243 min read


ARTS THEATRE CRONULLA: The Tin Woman - Review by Matthew Giles
I must say, it’s always quite refreshing walking into a theatre and not knowing what you are about to see. When all you are told is the...
danielconway0
May 19, 20243 min read


Boys Like Me: Cock - Review by Daniel Conway
There is an interesting thing that happens when you watch queer theatre, it tends to date itself quickly. When you watch Rent, you can’t...
danielconway0
May 14, 20243 min read
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