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Hayley Edwards’ Shitbag Is Real Good Shit

REVIEW BY EMMA PARFITT EDITED BY MYA HELOU The Malthouse Theatre is brimming with Melbourne Comedy Festival buzz. Some of the biggest names in Australian comedy are set to grace these stages over the next few weeks and the anticipation is palpable, but sometimes it is the up-and-coming performers who deliver something special. Such is the case with Hayley Edwards and Shitbag. Edwards doesn’t identify … Continue reading Hayley Edwards’ Shitbag Is Real Good Shit

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Again: Table For One’s Call To Look Back

Reviewed by: Bronte Lemaire “Listen to your parents, they say. They aren’t here anymore. But I can still hear them.” Table for One is a new play written and directed by Lana Rosalea, presented by Eleven Eleven Theatre. It follows five past lives of a soul: the haunting Gretta (Akshita Benny), who repeats the word “again”; the well-acclaimed but repressed actress and writer, Grace (Lauren … Continue reading Again: Table For One’s Call To Look Back

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Inside the UFO

Reviewed by: Aditi Acharla It’s a book that many of us have heard of, maybe even read; a staple in the coming of age and young adult genres. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon follows Christopher (Peter Chen), a 15-year-old boy who discovers his neighbour’s dog dead in the garden. Implied to be on the autism spectrum, his … Continue reading The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Inside the UFO

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Barkly’s Romeo and Juliet Makes Shakespeare Groovy

Reviewed by: Mya Helou Edited by: Lola Sargasso Walking into the theatre, it was clear that this would not be your average Romeo and Juliet production. As the curtains parted for the prologue, 70s style disco-funk pounded and you just couldn’t help but bop along as a somewhat bare but elegantly draped set was revealed. The prologue contained even more surprise, as we learned that … Continue reading Barkly’s Romeo and Juliet Makes Shakespeare Groovy

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Here it comes, baby! IH’s Little Shop of Horrors

Reviewed by: Grace Dwyer About three months ago, I properly listened to Little Shop of Horrors for the first time – the iconic 1980s musical that spawned a film adaptation, extremely successful runs on and off-Broadway, and turned authors Alan Menken and Howard Ashman into Disney royalty. So, having consumed every cast recording and bootleg I could find, I jumped at the opportunity to review … Continue reading Here it comes, baby! IH’s Little Shop of Horrors

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A Matter of Family: This Ambitious Noir Musical Delivers Killer Looks, Songs and Story

Reviewed by: Grace Dwyer I’ve had the privilege of seeing two Four Letter Word shows this year – the student-led production company specialising in original musical works has demonstrated an impressive capacity to produce spectacularly grand shows with tight turnaround. Their Semester One production, Cancelled, was fun and flashy, with a large cast of memorable characters – but in A Matter of Family, co-directors and … Continue reading A Matter of Family: This Ambitious Noir Musical Delivers Killer Looks, Songs and Story

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Queen’s College and The Matchmaker: A Compatible Pair

Reviewed by: Tom Worsnop Edited by: Hallie Vermeend Queen’s College’s latest production, directed by Gabriel Donaldson and Avi Walsh-Davis, offers a delightfully light-hearted piece of theatre, Thornton Wilder’s 1954 play The Matchmaker. Perhaps better known in the form of its musical adaptation Hello Dolly!, the play is set in 1880s New York, and centres around an old curmudgeon, Horace Vandergelder, who is trying to stop … Continue reading Queen’s College and The Matchmaker: A Compatible Pair

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What You Want Is St Hilda’s College’s Legally Blonde

Reviewed by: Lilah Shapiro Edited by: Mya Helou It was just one of those nights, where no-one (not even my most periphery down-for-a-good-time friends) was available to see a college production of Legally Blonde with me. So, there I was, by myself on a Saturday night, ready for three hours of whatever St Hilda’s college had in store for me. As the opening number – … Continue reading What You Want Is St Hilda’s College’s Legally Blonde

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Cancelled For Blowing The Roof Off

Reviewed by: Michelle Yu Edited by: Lola Sargasso “People pay to hear our music, not listen to what we represent.”  Is cancel culture valid? Should public figures who have been cancelled ever be forgiven? These are the compelling questions posed by Cancelled, Four Letter Word Theatre’s latest production. I had the privilege to be there on opening night. Featuring Ethan Francis D’Amour’s catchy tunes and … Continue reading Cancelled For Blowing The Roof Off

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