Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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Welcome to Cultural Binge
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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Traffic Light Party (KXT on Broadway) ★★★½
You simply could not pay me to be a twenty-something again.
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Amplified: The Exquisite Rock & Rage of Chrissy Amphlett (Belvoir) ★★★★½
It’s a fine line between concert and cabaret. You’ve done it once, you can do it again.
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The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Twenty-something insecurities hit home in Elinor Cook’s funny The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World.
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WAKE (Sydney Festival) ★★★★
This is an acrobatic-circus-comedy-dance-cabaret-beatbox-poledancing-aerial-Irish-dancing-breakdancing performance… let’s just call it a “variety show” with a live band.
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Danny & the Deep Blue Sea (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Maybe it’s time we started re-examining John Patrick Shanley’s work a little more closely.
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Mama Does Derby (Sydney Festival) ★★★½
Mama Does Derby brings roller derby into the Sydney Town Hall… sorta.
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EXXY (Sydney Festival) ★★★
There is tension in every step – physically and narratively.


