12 February 2016

godspell reimagined @ the playhouse sydney opera house

Lynne Lancaster / 12 February 2016

Godspell-main image Oh dear. Sorry readers, but yes, while it opened appropriately enough on Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, this production of GODSPELL REIMAGINED-based on Stephen Schwartz’s (Music and Lyrics) and John-Michael Tebelak’s (Book) classic musical, is unfortunately a Godspell dumbed …

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trumbo

Richard Cotter / 12 February 2016

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Jay Roach’s biopic on writer Dalton Trumbo, efficiently and succinctly called TRUMBO, begins with Dalton delivering his daughter a parable on communism. It’s about sharing and caring he tells her, and far from the totalitarian political manifestation that was to …

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the pride @ eternity playhouse darlinghurst

Judith Greenaway / 12 February 2016

THE PRIDE is playing at the Eternity as part of the Mardi Gras Festival. The word, pride, is a touchstone for the Gay and Lesbian community. Coming into general usage after the Stonewall Riots and with the first US National …