million dollar baby

It is one of the biggest films of the year, and took out three of the major awards at this year’s Academy Awards; Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. I’m ofcourse talking about ‘Million Dollar Bay’. Is the film

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violet hour

About ‘The Violet Hour’, currently playing at Kirribilli’s Ensemble Theatre. This is a contemporary play written by Broadway playwright Richard Greenburg, and Kate Gaul is directing its Australian premiere.

Greenburg sets his play in New York City in April, 1919

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love: a multiple choice question

‘Love: a multiple choice question’ is the show currently playing at the Stables theatre. This is, in no way, your average show, having come all the way from New York with a colourful history. It is the creation, back in

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influence

A new David Williamson play is always an event! This year, thus far, the Ensemble Theatre has already produced a new Williamson, ‘Operator’, in which the playwright’s son Rory played the main role of Jake, a ruthless young businessman. Now

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faustus

The Working Group’s adaptation, by writer Robert Couch of Christopher Marlowe’s 1605 work ‘Doctor Faustus’, was the first play in this year’s B Sharp season at Belvoir Street.

It is 1581 in Wittenberg, Germany. Meet John Faustus, the greatest genius

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breath of life

I caught David Hare’s play ‘The Breath of Life’ as it passed through Belrose’s Glen Street Theatre in mid March whilst in the midst of its national tour (Hit productions). The production has been directed by Kate Cherry and stars

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lawyer lawyer

Popular fringe playwright Tony Laumberg has a new play on in Sydney. The play, his fourth, is ‘Lawyer Lawyer’ and is playing the Tap Gallery in Darlinghurst. Laumberg returns to writing comedy after ‘The Lucky One’, a drama wriiten in

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seducing dr lewis

The French Canadian film ‘Seducing Dr Lewis’ was one of my favourite films of the year thus far.
Francois Pouliot’s direction was first class, and the cast backed up their director with strong performances. The scenario had a lot of

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short and sweet 2005

Sydney is in the midst of short play fever at the moment with the annual ‘Short and Sweet’ Festival that reaches a climax on Friday 25th February with a Gala Final and Awards night. I caught up with the Festival

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warren mitchell and alf garnett in…..

If there is such a thing as a sure thing then the Ensemble Theatre has one with its new show ‘Warren Garnett and Alf Mitchell in…’. The show amounts to an evening with the great British comedian and raconteur Warren

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