Tag: review
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New York Mini-Reviews p4: The Plays
I actually DID buy a very expensive ticket to see Robert Downey Jr’s Broadway debut in McNeal, but after the mediocre reviews I decided to sell the ticket and use that money to pay for three other shows. A move I’m still happy about.
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The Female of the Species (Old Fitz) ★★★½
The Female of the Species, is filled with laughs with a literate edge, poking fun at celebrity intellectuals, feminism, gullible consumers and turn of the century gender politics.
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Sunday (Sydney Theatre Co) ★★★★★
Like its lead character, Sunday Reed, the play has opinions and is more than happy to share them.
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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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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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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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