Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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The Great Divide (Ensemble) ★★★1/2
Retirement obviously does not sit well with playwright David Williamson, or maybe Australia is just in need of its great chronicler to help illuminate the way and he’s heeded the call to duty… whatever the reason, he’s back.
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37 (Melbourne Theatre Company) ★★★
It’s short on nuance but big on short shorts – much like the game of AFL itself.
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Yentl (Malthouse) ★★★★★
This is first rate theatre with literally nothing to critique. Worth a trip to Melbourne to see it all on its own, we can only beg the theatre gods, or the yeytser ho’re, for a Sydney transfer.
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The Hate Race (Malthouse) ★★★★
Zehra Newman hits it out the park with this funny, charming look at growing up Black in suburban Australia.
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Groundhog Day: The Musical (Princess Theatre) ★★★★★
This Australian production of Groundhog Day is the best the show has ever been, and that’s because of one brilliant performer… Elise McCann.
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& Juliet (Lyric Sydney) ★★★★★
& Juliet is pure joy in musical form and even after three viewings I can’t wait for more.
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Hannah Gadsby – Woof! (Roslyn Packer) ★★★1/2
Woof! does feel surprisingly rough and raw… You won’t expect the twists and turns, but you’ll definitely laugh as Gadsby changes before your eyes.
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The Lehman Trilogy (Theatre Royal) ★★★★★
No bankers were harmed in the making of this play.
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Grain in the Blood (KXT on Broadway) ★★★
What does it take to be the hero? How far would you go to save a life? It’s the age old question of can the ends ever justify the means?
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The Lewis Trilogy (Griffin) ★★★★1/2
This is glorious! By staging all three parts of Louis Nowra’s The Lewis Trilogy together, Griffin gives us a snapshot of the darker side of Australian lives lurking just under the laughs. Something about that feels quintessentially Griffin!
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