Tag: Belvoir
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Never Closer (Belvoir) ★★★
Sharp characters, tight plotting and witty dialogue combine to deliver an almost watertight script. This production, transplanted from Belvoir’s smaller 25a programme, gets a bigger budget to play with and the result is a crowd pleaser.
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Holding The Man (Belvoir) ★★★★
Holding The Man is dear to me. I can’t remember how many copies of the original book I’ve given away over the years, or how many times I re-read it.
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Interview: Playwright Simon Stephens on ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ (2018)
Back in 2018 I visited Simon Stephens’ home in London to talk about The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.
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Forgetting Tim Minchin (Belvoir 25a) ★★★★
Book, music and lyrics by Jules Orcullo. Belvoir Street Theatre. 12-29 July 2023. Ooh what a cheeky little show this is! It had me all living off the scrappy underdog vibe and then [SPOILERS]. I love a meta-musical about musicals as much as the next theatre nerd, but to add this much heart into it…
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At What Cost? (Belvoir) ★★★★★
Written by Nathan Maynard. Belvoir St Theatre. 4 – 21 May, 2023. While many people spent the night watching the Coronation of King Charles III, Australia’s new Head of State, a smaller group were sitting in the Belvoir St Theatre watching a play rooted in the intergenerational damage of British colonialism. At What Cost? Nathan…
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Feminazi ★★★★★
Written by Laneikka Denne. Belvoir St Theatre Downstairs. 25a 22 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023. Read my full review on The Queer Review.
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Blessed Union ★★★★★
Written by Maeve Marsden. World Premiere. Belvoir St Theatre 11 Feb – 11 Mar, 2023 Read my full review on The Queer Review.
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Blue ★★★★
Written by Thomas Weatherall. World Premiere. Sydney Festival. Belvoir St Theatre. Jan 14 – Jan 29, 2023. Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High) cements his place as an Australia talent to watch by writing and starring in his own one-man show, Blue, at Belvoir St Theatre. And it’s good! Very good! As you enter the upstairs Belvoir…
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