thoroughly modern millie : one hundred years on

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a very relatable story. It’s about a young person, Millie Dillmount, full of life and ambition, who has formulated a plan for successful, happy life and acts on it. She moves from her small country town …

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stay woke : worth staying for

The playwright Aran Thangaratnam, in. his program note, writes, “Like lockdown or a weekend away we constantly find ourselves stuck in place by social contracts, forced to do things we would never do on our own voluntarily. It’ll be …

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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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