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“Less faith in change” – In conversation with the director of Party, Andrew Sutherland

INTERVIEW BY ELIJAH VALERY SLAVINSKIS EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER As an incredibly sane person who was keeping religiously up to date with Farrago’s live blog of the UMSU elections I’ve been quite eager to learn more about Union House Theatre’s upcoming production of Party, taking place at the Guild Theatre from the 24th to the 26th of September. Party is a political satire written by … Continue reading “Less faith in change” – In conversation with the director of Party, Andrew Sutherland

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Robbery, Vulnerability and a Chicken Burger Murder: the Unique Spectacle that is Cipta’s ‘In Hot Water’ Showcase

REVIEWED BY MIA SUTHERLAND EDITED BY AZMY Along with most of the audience sitting in the intimate Guild Theatre, I was excited and becoming restless, eager for it to tick over to 7:30 pm. We were (impatiently) waiting to watch the drama unfold across three student-written works for Cipta Theatre Company’s Semester Two comedy showcase, In Hot Water. For one hour, I was fully immersed … Continue reading Robbery, Vulnerability and a Chicken Burger Murder: the Unique Spectacle that is Cipta’s ‘In Hot Water’ Showcase

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Comical, curious and chilling – Above Sea Level takes us to The Office at the End of the World

REVIEW BY ALYSSA MCDONALD SMITH EDITED BY AZMY Above Sea Level took to the Guild Theatre from 7th – 9th of May to welcome us into Saskia Powles’ humorous dystopia The Office at the End of the World. Written and directed by Powles, the play follows the inner workings of a seemingly mundane office branch who’s ‘normal’ is thrown into turmoil after the introduction of … Continue reading Comical, curious and chilling – Above Sea Level takes us to The Office at the End of the World

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Little Hall Arts Society dares to ask, “what the hell is a cabaret!?”

REVIEWED BY ELIJAH VALERY SLAVINSKIS EDITED BY MIRANDA WILSON If there was one thing I was meant to take away from Little Hall’s absurdly long-titled cabaret, it was that “if AI says it’s right, then it must be true.” At least I think it was… ME: Hi ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Hey! What’s up? ME: I’m hoping you could help me out with something. CHATGPT: Sure—what do … Continue reading Little Hall Arts Society dares to ask, “what the hell is a cabaret!?”

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Moving Pieces establishing their status as The Goat

REVIEWED BY SUNDAY WILLIAMS-STARKIE EDITED BY MYA HELOU I tried my very hardest to go into watching The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? blind. When I volunteered to review it, I was warned: ‘make sure you’re careful about that one. It’s pretty… full on.’ In my case I decided to carefully stay uninformed. I got the sense the play relied heavily on shock factor, and … Continue reading Moving Pieces establishing their status as The Goat

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Cake, Crinoline and Colonial Sins at Picnic

Barkly Theatre gets off to a sinister, spell-binding start with their debut production. Picnic at Hanging Rock would be a bold choice for any debut. Published coinciding with the 1967 First Nations referendum, Joan Lindsay’s carefully manicured novel sculpts a world in turmoil. Four schoolgirls, perfect Anglo-Australian citizens, disappear from a Valentines’ trip to Hanging Rock; two are never found. Lindsay’s curlicued prose chronicles the … Continue reading Cake, Crinoline and Colonial Sins at Picnic

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Out of this World with ‘Crystalline Consciousness’

EMMA PARFITT DISCUSSES THE DEAD END COLLECTIVE’S DIVE INTO OUTER SPACE Dead End Collective advertised their new production, The Crystalline Consciousness That Speaks Meaning Into Flesh, as ‘a romp’, and a romp it most certainly was. With a talented ensemble cast and captivating production design, this show is a promise of more excellent things to come from Dead End Collective. In their brand-new original work, … Continue reading Out of this World with ‘Crystalline Consciousness’

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The Effect: Pulls You In—Hook, Line, & Sinker

Reviewed by: Zimo Lee The Effect by Lucy Prebble is a story about two volunteers in an antidepressant clinical trial. There, the characters Tristan (Freddie Carew-Reid) and Connie (Hazel Pigrum) form an unexpected attraction to one-another that blossoms into a heart-wrenching romance; are their feelings their own, or simply an Effect of the drugs? Short Straw Theatre Company boasts a performance that keeps the audience on their … Continue reading The Effect: Pulls You In—Hook, Line, & Sinker

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Corpus Machina Collective’s “ICARUS”: An Exceptional Debut

Reviewed by: Emma Parfitt ICARUS, an original work by Tulipa Rodriguez-Quin, takes the timeless myth of the same name to new heights. The legend of Icarus is a textbook one of hubris – with Icarus’s wings formed of feathers and beeswax melting when he becomes too arrogant and flies too close to the sun, having lethal consequences. Corpus Machina Collective’s ICARUS follows this story almost … Continue reading Corpus Machina Collective’s “ICARUS”: An Exceptional Debut

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