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Anatomy Of A Fall
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On paper Anatomy Of A Fall reads like any other crime thriller. A husband dies, wife is pinned for the murder, and we spend the majority of the film guessing did she or didn't she commit the crime. Having taken out the coveted Pal… -
Dream Scenario
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What is it about fame that has so many people craving the limelight? Is it the lure of money, popularity, adoration, devotion; it seems anyone these days can be famous. One of Life's most famous quotes is "In the future everyone will have their 15… -
The White Mermaid
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The White Mermaid is the most totally fabulous 2023 holidays pantomime by Trevor Ashley and co. now performing at the Seymour Centre Sydney. Before you read on, The White Mermaid (an erudite and extremely funny mash up of c… -
Swan Lake ~ The Australian Ballet
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For the final show of the year, Australian Ballet Artistic Director David Hallberg chose the classic and perhaps one of the most well-known stories, Swan Lake. Principals Benedicte Bemet and Joseph Caley dance the title roles. Swa… -
Rouge
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Christine Ibrahim (Cirque Songstress) cuts a magnificent silhouette in a flame red ball gown. Showing operatic training, she sings live with red smoke billowing out behind her on a stage painted in blood red. It’s hard to take your eyes off her … -
Bach In The Castle Of Heaven
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Bach Akademie Australia has truly marked the conclusion of a remarkable year of early music-making with a series of three outstanding concerts, e… -
Darwin's Reptilia
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Darwin’s Reptilia is a comedy-drama with a biting script that will keep audiences glued until the end. The play opens with a self-obsessed couple Renata and Declan (played by Ainslie McGlynn and Danny Ball), in New York … -
DARKFIELD
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With sold out sessions earlier this year, over 32,000 Sydneysiders experienced DARKFIELD. Luckily for us, DARKFIELD has returned to Sydney and this time there are more shows to thrill visitors. DARKFIELD is a collection of… -
The Australian Ballet ~ The Dream, Marguerite + Armand
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The Australian Ballet presents a double bill of one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century Sir Frederick Ashton’s timeless classics, The Dream and Marguerite and Armand. Based on a true story, Marguerite and… -
Losing It
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Losing It is a one-woman show about sexual anxiety and romantic relationships. But it goes deeper and through the brilliant script and performance of Megan Bennetts this thought-provoking tragicomedy will have you laughing, commi… -
Mansion + Witch
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Messing around with your dead ex. is nothing new for anyone old enough to remember the movie Ghost (1990), however writer, director and producer of Mansion ($50–$120), Bass G. Fam, has kicked things up a notch. In this show, dead Daddy, Mark Wal… -
cLUB bENT (Liveworks)
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We’re getting old, darling. My experience at cLUB bENT was tempered by attending a queer engagement at the Marayong Community Hall earlier in the evening. At this event, two beautiful young brides-to-be flitted between long tables of their exten… -
A Little Night Music
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A Little Night Music is the Stephen Sondheim romantic musical about "how unlikely likely is". To write that the 1973 multi Tony Award winning A Little Night Music is a classic is like writing that water is wet. The rhythmic… -
Venus & Adonis
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Whilst the name Shakespeare and his literature is known throughout the world, that of his rumored rival, lover and muse, Amelia Lanyer is less known. Venus & Adonis gives voice to the poet hidden in history, the poet that Shakesp… -
The Church Of Clitori
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This is not my first time kneeling down at the vulva alter. Having been a proud self proclaimed devotee for as long as I can remember. Sadly life’s obstacles and aging has seen me less committed, you could say I’m non-practici… -
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
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Regals Musical Society is currently presenting a world class musical production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame based on the Victor Hugo novel, with … -
Berliners: Sydney Fringe Festival
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Berliners is an absurdist comedic play about two roommates sharing an apartment separated by the Berlin Wall. The play explores an alternate-history of 1989; one of the most influential moments in history. The stage is sp… -
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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Words have more power than given credit. Our words have the ability to help, to harm, to heal, to educate and to inspire. The words we choose and how we use them can build others up or tear them down; bring the community together or rip it apart.… -
Sydney Fringe Festival: Crème de la Crème
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COVID-19 was a tough time for everyone, and people working in performing arts sat at the sharp end of that dilemma. Crème de la Crème, a second show by Head First Acrobats for this year’s Sydney Fringe Festival, gives y… -
Wicked In Oz 2023
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Wicked opens spectacularly. From the first bar of music, the curtain opening, a giant winged dragon overhead and flying monkeys scampering up and down the stage extensions, the opening night audience knows Sydney is about to see s…