Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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The rating system is simple: ★★★★★ – Terrific, world-standard. Don’t miss. ★★★★ – Great, definitely worth seeing. ★★★ – Good. Perfectly entertaining. Recommended. Individual mileage may vary. ★★ – Fine. Flawed and not really recommended, but you may find something to appreciate in it. ★ – Bad (& possibly offensive). See more reviews over at…
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Till The Stars Come Down (KXT) ★★★★
It’s not trying to break any rules or be too clever — it’s here to take the audience on a journey, and it does it beautifully.
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Femoid (Old Fitz Late) ★★★
Femoid wants to incite your rage about the “manosphere” but instead it elicits a feeling of inevitable sadness.
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A Transgender Woman on the Internet, Crying (Old Fitz) ★★★½
If you’re feeling starved for new stories on stage – this one’s for you.
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Niusia (Qtopia) ★★★★
Niusia has snuck into Sydney with little fanfare — which is odd, given it arrives laden with awards from Melbourne, Adelaide and a prestigious Scotsman Fringe First from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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The Prom (Teatro) ★★★½
I don’t know how many branches of Spotlight they had to ram-raid to make the sequin-clad set of The Prom at Teatro, but it was worth it.
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The Phantom of the Opera (Handa Opera) ★★★★
Dress up, grab a glass of bubbly and settle in – this is exactly as magnificent as pop-opera should be.
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Bette & Joan (Ensemble) ★★★
Those who relish the details of Hollywood’s golden age will love the specificity, and with two great performers anchoring the play, there is a lot to enjoy.
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My Brilliant Career (STC) ★★★★★
Why is it titled My Brilliant Career? Because My Brilliant-Ecstatic-Defiant-Poetic-Ambitious-Uplifting-Hilarious-Heartwarming-Beautiful Career doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.
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Four Quartets (The Old Fitz) ★★★½
Would that we could face the horror of humanity’s capacity for evil with even a fraction of Eliot’s rigour, honesty, and poetry.
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Monster (KXT) ★★★½
If you were fascinated by the Netflix series Adolescence, this makes for a compelling companion piece.
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