Category: Comedy
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Cluedo: The Play (Theatre Royal) ★★★★
Give it enough rope, and Cluedo: The Play might just surprise you!
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Sistren (Griffin) ★★★★★
Sistren is frenetic, original and addictively entertaining.
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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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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 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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Perfect Arrangement (New Theatre) ★★★½
Thanks to a sharp script and strong performances, the show ultimately shines through its own sometimes flawed execution.
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Purpose (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★
Purpose comes to Sydney on the shoulders of a lot of expectation.
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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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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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The Seagull (KXT on Broadway) ★★★★½
This may be the first genuinely good pandemic-adjacent play I’ve seen — and also one of the best adaptations of The Seagull