Category: Australian
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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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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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The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (Griffin) ★★★★★
This is Simon Burke’s show — we’re just lucky to be able to buy a ticket.
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Gravy (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★
This is thought-provoking theatre which, I’ll be honest, gave the neat-freak in me the total icks, but thrilled the theatre nerd in me.
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Tonsils + Tweezers (Old Fitz) ★★★★
The new lo-fi production of Will O’Mahony’s Tonsils + Tweezers practically fizzes with energy.
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Gia Ophelia (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★
What’s the appeal of actors playing actors on stage? Whatever it is, it’s bloody good theatre.
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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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A Chinese Christmas (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
Welcome to Christmas Eve in the Chinese Underworld,
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Born on a Thursday (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Born on a Thursday delivers some hard family truths, anchored by a seamlessly powerful performance from Sharon Millerchip.
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Congratulations, Get Rich! 恭喜发财, 人日快乐 (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★
Some very good elements mixed with some poor elements mean it all evens out in the wash.
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