humble boy

The Ensemble Theatre’s latest production is the British play by Charlotte Jones ‘Humble Boy’. The play is being performed at the Seymour Centre’s York theatre.
The scenario features a popular narrative hook. The life of a young man is turned

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into the woods

It had been a long week and I was determined to make the most of my Friday nights entertainment. I went to see the New Theatre’s opening night production of Stephen Sondheim’s Ínto The Woods’ directed by Pete Nettell.

I

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scenes from a separation

I guess everything comes down to versions, interpretations. The news we see everyday, the history books we read, there is no such ‘animal’ as pure objectivity. So why should it be any different when we turn our minds and hearts

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ART

French playwright Yasmina Reza’s play ART which opened in Paris in 1994, is considered a modern classic.

In ART, Serge has gone out and bought a  work of contemporary art for $200, 000. The thing is that the canvas

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spring, summer, autumn, winter and spring

Are you in the mood to get away from it all? Feel like a trip somewhere. Well if you can’t really afford to an alternative is to see the new Korean film ‘Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring’. This was

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green card

Aussie Peter Weir’s 1990 romantic comedy ‘Green Card’ still holds up well today. It is about what ensues when the lives of two very different people are thrown together.

In ‘Green Card’ Frenchman George and American Bronte agree to a

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open water

I went to see ‘Open Water’ , expecting to see a new variation on the Jaws theme
and was pleasantly surprised. This was quite a different, and more reflective experience. The
film was loosely based on the experiences of a

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russian doll

‘Russian Doll’, made in 2001, is one of the best Australian films made in recent years. The film features a strong storyline with a good Aussie cast. Hugo Weaving played the main character Harvey, a private investigator and want to

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woman with dog’s eyes

Oh, why do some playwrights choose such strange titles for their plays?! A case in point, Louis Nowra’s new play ‘The Woman with Dog’s Eyes’, currently playing at the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. Thank God the title failed to

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corporation

I saw the Canadian film ‘The Corporation’ tonight. This documentary was put together by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Barkan. It was, as I had anticipated a sobering, chastening experience.
There was one central metaphor to this film, and

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