bolshoi ballet’s la sylphide

The distilled essence of Romantic ballet ,this is a 2008 version of LA SYLPHIDE, adapted from the Bournonville by Johan Kobborg with the 1836 music by Lovenskiold .It is very similar to the 2005 version he did for the Royal

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the pirates of penzance

Ahoy me hearties! One of the best of the many versions I have seen, this is a fresh, sparkling version of the Gilbert and Sullivan classic that I think G and S would have greatly enjoyed.

The twist in Sasha

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saint joan

With George Bernard Shaw’s dramatisation of the life of Joan Of Arc SAINT JOAN we are in the same territory as two other masterpieces of World Drama depicting human heroism, Arthur Miller’s portrait of John Proctor in THE CRUCIBLE and

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christina fuchs ‘no tango’

Christina Fuchs’ four piece ensemble, NO TANGO, played last night (10th November) at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in the final performance of their Australian tour.

NO TANGO is made up of Christina Fuchs on tenor sax and bass

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hail

A prisoner is released and returns home to his girlfriend. Daniel P. Jones and Leanne Letch are these two characters playing themselves. They are not professional actors and their performances are stilted. Nevertheless, there is incredible intimacy between them and

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seven psychopaths

It’s doubtful that writer Martin McDonagh has ever suffered from writer’s block, but his latest film SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS (MA) has a screenwriter suffering from such a malaise.

Marty Faranan, played by Colin Farrell, is an Irish screenwriter living in Los

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the master

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest movie, THE MASTER (MA) is some kind of masterpiece.

Ascending the mantle held by Terence Malick until Malick’s monumental esoteric freefall into profound pretentiousness, Anderson maintains a masterful grip on cinematic narrative, expanding and exploring the

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shadows

TWISTED ELEMENT is a young, struggling company that should be greatly encouraged and developed.

This third season, the program called SHADOWS, explored the idea of the ‘shadow self’ – do we hide it in everyday society or acknowledge and unleash

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great expectations

For those who don’t know much about Charles Dickens, here is your chance for a great insight into his wonderful writing and storytelling. For those who know and love him, this is a performance definitely worth seeing.

This lively production

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becky shaw

There’s a creative writing exercise that I sometimes play around with. Yes I admit to having dreams of, after for so many years of being a regular thearegoer, one day writing a piece worthy of production. The exercise involves creating

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