harvey @ john lees centre penrith

American writer Mary Coyle Chase’s play HARVEY premiered on Broadway in 1944. It was later adapted in 1950 for the screen with the film starring James Stewart.

HARVEY  tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a

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heroes of the fourth turning : a disappointment

HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by American Will Arbery premiered in New York in 2019. It was an immediate success and became a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Australia’s Outhouse Theatre Company has brought the play to Sydney. It may not translate

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the seven deadly sins and mahagonny songspiel

This Brecht-Weill operatic double-bill at the Old Fitz is an outstanding production. Exuberant musical theatre at its best! Who would have thought 17 musicians, the conductor, a piano and seven performers could fit into the Old Fitz Theatre? The removal

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son of byblos coming to belvoir

In James Elazzi’s THE SON OF BYBLOS, Adam has everything under control. As each day passes and he knows what to expect: Casual sex when he wants it, his traditional Lebanese parents wrapped around his finger and the only person

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a is for apple : vibrant, irreverent theatre

Jewish playwright Jessica Bellamy who wrote the play ‘Shabbat Dinner’ is  back with her new play A IS FOR APPLE.

Shoshana is a twelve year old jewish girl studying for her bat mitzvah. In  the jewish religion, when a girl …

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blood on the wattle : a feisty political play

Sydney playwright  Geoffrey Sykes’ play BLOOD ON THE WATTLE takes us into the world of Karl Matters, the cynical, world weary, conservative member for Western Slopes.

It is coming up to election time and Karl looks like he is going …

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blood on the wattle @ richard wherrett studio

What is the gutsiest, most definitively feminine role an actor can play? The foxy Rosalind? The wily-shrewd Kate? The vaginal-nectarine goddess of war Cleopatra?

Today, a new contender vies to be THE feminine dramatic role an actor would die for

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orphans : a searing psychodrama

A theatre company I have never heard of…A play I have never heard of…A venue I have never been to before…This was a wildcard night at the theatre which proved to be very worthwhile.

ORPHANS is a zinger of a …

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the lou chapman show @ creative arts space, hamilton

Newcastle local performing artist Louise Chapman is a real self-starter. Rather than traipse around auditions and wait for the phone to ring, or whatever, she reaches out to playwrights and other artists from around the world to collaborate and create …

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