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The Sugar House review: With further refinement it could hit true sweet spot

The Sugar House review: With further refinement it could hit true sweet spot

The generations of Macreadie women fight for their place in inner Sydney's Pyrmont

  • by John Shand

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A delightfully staged and affectionate tribute to a genuine eccentric
Theatre reviews

A delightfully staged and affectionate tribute to a genuine eccentric

This charming play tells the story of New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, who didn't let a lack of talent stop her from singing opera.

  • by Peter Wilkins
The Bleeding Tree: can a murder ever be beautiful?
Canberra life

The Bleeding Tree: can a murder ever be beautiful?

When is doing wrong, doing right? This powerful play makes us question our views on domestic violence.

  • by Karen Hardy
The audience joins the actors on stage for this Patrick White story
Canberra life

The audience joins the actors on stage for this Patrick White story

In The Aspirations of Daise Morrow, the cast, the musicians and the audience are on a patch of grass under a canvas representing the sky.

  • by Ron Cerabona
Blanc de Blanc is a bawdy bouquet of froth and bubble
Canberra life

Blanc de Blanc is a bawdy bouquet of froth and bubble

The Spiegeltent show Blanc de Blanc isn't perfect but if it's a fun night out of revelry you're after this should fit the bill nicely.

  • by Peter Wilkins
Carmen Live or Dead review: Carmen through the picture frame

Carmen Live or Dead review: Carmen through the picture frame

A musical, hermaphrodite love-child of Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky.

  • by Reviewed by John Shand
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Sound and silence: Personal straddles autobiographical story
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Performing arts

Sound and silence: Personal straddles autobiographical story

The only hearing member of a deaf family, Jodee Mundy is perfectly placed to open a door to the world of silence.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
Still Point Turning: Catherine McGregor's gripping journey to the point of no return

Still Point Turning: Catherine McGregor's gripping journey to the point of no return

Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story

  • by Joyce Morgan
'If someone's had a great time, it's all you can ask'
Arts

'If someone's had a great time, it's all you can ask'

Ensemble Theatres' Mark Kilmurry on why popular plays are "just as worthy as anything you think is influential".

  • by Linda Morris
Peter Carey's Harry Joy reborn on stage: but has he really woken up to himself?

Peter Carey's Harry Joy reborn on stage: but has he really woken up to himself?

Exploring many of the issues playing out in society today, Peter Carey's award-winning 1981 novel was ripe for stage adaptation.

  • by Kerrie O'Brien
Parallel lives of courage

Parallel lives of courage

Catherine McGregor and Ayla Holdom's lives have unfolded on opposite sides of the planet with striking parallels.

  • by Nick Galvin