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Theatre
Good Cook. Friendly. Clean review: Perhaps it's the play that should be homeless
Brooke Robinson's tale of homeless Sandra did not deserve a home on the stage
- by John Shand
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Shirley Valentine review: Sharon Millerchip lives the role
Sharon Millerchip is not playing Shirley Valentine, she's living her.
- by John Shand
A modern fable of domestic violence
Angus Cerini's multiple award-winning play The Bleeding Tree is part fable, part darkly humorous murder ballad.
- by Kylie Northover
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
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
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
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
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
A musical, hermaphrodite love-child of Frida Kahlo and Leon Trotsky.
- by Reviewed by John Shand
Review
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: The Catherine McGregor Story
- by Joyce Morgan