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Australian music legends come to life in uplifting cabaret
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Australian music legends come to life in uplifting cabaret

Devoted to the songbooks of Peter Allen and Olivia Newton-John, Livvy & Pete is under-rehearsed but still entertaining.

  • by Cameron Woodhead

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Wildean wit inspires charismatic young talent
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Wildean wit inspires charismatic young talent

Oscar Wilde's only novel is revisited in the present day, in this tantalising idea for a two-hander.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
The Iliad Out Loud: Blood-and-fury epic takes rightful place upon a stage

The Iliad Out Loud: Blood-and-fury epic takes rightful place upon a stage

William Zappa's adaptation of The Iliad transcends its flaws.

  • by John Shand
Rhonda Burchmore: 'If I spoke up, I would've been on the first plane home'
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Rhonda Burchmore: 'If I spoke up, I would've been on the first plane home'

Rhonda Burchmore on her career and the men who have influenced her.

  • by Robyn Doreian
Man With The Iron Neck review: Powerful work's impact extends past the stage

Man With The Iron Neck review: Powerful work's impact extends past the stage

This is a powerful piece of theatre with a message. It focuses on Australia's Indigenous people but reaches out to the community as a whole.

  • by Jill Sykes
Miss Behave hosts a game show unlike any other
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Miss Behave hosts a game show unlike any other

This wild, anarchic evening at the "theatre" lets you reach out and take the kind of evening you want.

  • by Cameron Woodhead
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Beware of Pity review: Go and share a dream of pity and of love

Beware of Pity review: Go and share a dream of pity and of love

Simon McBurney and Schaubuhne Berlin's collaborative adaption of Stefan Zweig's novel makes for masterful theatre.

  • by John Shand
Frozen musical set to premiere in Sydney in 2020
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Frozen musical set to premiere in Sydney in 2020

The Broadway blockbuster will launch at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in July 2020, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced.

  • by Robert Moran
Grotesque and un-PC, Truly Madly Britney is truly subversive
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Grotesque and un-PC, Truly Madly Britney is truly subversive

This queer pop-culture odyssey takes camp subversion to the extreme at Midsumma.

  • by cameron woodhead
The Weekend review: One woman show is a world beyond addiction

The Weekend review: One woman show is a world beyond addiction

First-time playwright Henrietta Baird writes with compassion about people coping as best they can, John Shand writes.

  • by John Shand
Brett and Wendy review: Performances fail to match Brett Whiteley's artistic verve

Brett and Wendy review: Performances fail to match Brett Whiteley's artistic verve

Kim Carpenter's portrayal of Brett and Wendy Whiteley trips over one hurdle

  • by John Shand