far from heaven

Todd Haynes’s ‘Far from Heaven’ is a classic piece of cinema, made with almost perfect detail.
It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate title. At first, Cathy’s life resembles heaven. She is a beautiful woman living a upper middle class

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chicks will dig you

There was no agonizing for some deeper theme in the Silver Productions presentation of Toby Schmitz’s new play ‘Chicks will dig you’. This was just good fun entertainment for the younger set.

Schmitz’s main character Jasper is single and out

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phone booth

‘Phone Booth’ begins with sleazy New York Public Relations guy, Stu Shephard (Colin Farrell) starting his day weaving through the streets of New York on his way to work.
Before getting to work he stops at his favourite phone booth

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howard katz

‘Howard Katz’ is the second play by British playwright Patrick Marber that the Sydney Theatre Company has produced, following on the success of its production of the bitingly contemporary ‘Closer’. This Sydney Theatre Company production was directed by Michael Kantor.

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punch drunk love

‘Punch Drunk Love’…how to describe it?! This was quirky. The storyline was easily relatable.
A young man, Barry Egan, can’t get his romantic life together. One of the first scenes sees him desperately chatting on a phone sex line which

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inheritance

The Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Ínheritance’ has made it to Sydney, performing a season at the Sydney Opera House.
Raison uses the vehicle of a family reunion to create her drama. The Hamiltons and the Delaneys gather to celebrate

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real women have curves

For young Mexican woman Ana living in Los Angeles in ‘Real Women have Curves’ her battle is to make her own life for herself. A spirited young woman she is about to graduate from High School and with her pass

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king lear

The Genesian Theatre Company made a good fist of The Bard’s greatest tragedy,‘King Lear’ in a recent production.

Under director and designer Gary Dooley it was quite a physical, intense production. The fight scenes, choreographed by Felicity Steel, were violent

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sweet home alabama

Some life journeys bring us back to the point where we started. Andy Tennant’s ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ charts the journey of Melanie Smooter/Carmichael (Reece Witherspoon). After leading a rough and ready start to life Melanie chooses to escape the clutches

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love child

The Stables theatre recently was privy to a special theatrical event with a mother and daughter performance of style featuring Belinda Giblin and her daughter Romy Bartz, fresh out of graduating from NIDA. They performed a season of Joanne Murray-

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