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Dear Evan Hansen (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★½
Dear Evan Hansen is a shamelessly mawkish show of radio-friendly pop hits… that’s not a flaw, that’s its superpower.
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Flat Earthers: The Musical (Griffin/Hayes) ★★½
What threw me was the fact this was a co-production between Hayes and Griffin, leading me to expect something with a slightly higher IQ than what we get.
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Joker: Folie à Deux (Cinema) ★★★
Joker: Folie à Deux is, make no mistake, a movie musical! It’s just not like one you’ve probably seen before, replacing the usual comedic beats with violence and psychological tension.
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Interview: Director Gary Abrahams on Yentl. “Sometimes you need to be self destructive to become who you’re meant to be.”
I got to have a brief chat with director Gary Abrahams who took a break from directing his new play to answer some of my questions about Yentl at the Sydney Opera House.
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Ruins أطلال (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★
It’s quite rare that I watch a piece of independent theatre and leave pondering its beauty.
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Well-Behaved Women (Belvoir) ★★★½
Songwriter Carmel Dean pokes fun at the patriarchy and heaps praise on some key stories of female rebels, iconoclasts, champions and quiet achievers throughout time.
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Frankenstein (Theatre Royal) ★★★★
This is wide-screen theatre with an almost computer game sensibility to storytelling… and it’s a lot of fun.
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Seventeen (Seymour Centre) ★★★
It’s the duality that makes Seventeen something special.
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Gilgamesh (Carriageworks) ★★★½
Gilgamesh is a feast of visual imagination, utterly stunning to behold.
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Sunset Boulevard (Silvie’s Version) (Sydney Opera House) ★★★★½
I wanted to see Silvie Paladino in the role of Norma Desmond. So I trundled down to the Opera House on a balmy autumnal Sydney night for another hit of old Hollywood.
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