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Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Eurydice makes you remember its melody

REVIEWED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY RACHEL THORNBY It almost felt as though I was descending into Hades myself, walking into fortyfivedownstairs to see Eurydice. Whatever I had expected this play to be, it wasn’t. Melbourne Shakespeare Company brought us into a world both recognisable and yet unfamiliar – one full of music, plastic sheets, tap-dancing and talking stones. The story of Orpheus and Eurydice … Continue reading Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Eurydice makes you remember its melody

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Four Letter Word’s dead good murder mystery: The Butler Did It

REVIEWED BY AUDREY MUELLER EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Crack a case without a detective!? Infectiously hilarious, surprisingly saucy tap-dancing murder mystery: Four Letter Word’s The Butler Did It is, to quote the girls sitting behind me in the audience, ‘this is really good!’ Four Letter Word nailed this original murder mystery play, engaging and comedic at every turn. The play’s opening establishes its characters through … Continue reading Four Letter Word’s dead good murder mystery: The Butler Did It

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RedActs’ Dogfight: All men are dogs, barking at them is encouraged

REVIEWED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY AZMY CW: This review will discuss themes of sexual violence, war and misogyny. Walking into Dogfight, I was instantly captivated by the set. Tables and chairs, lights strung along the back of the theatre, paper roses littering the space and an American flag pinned up above the band rostrum. The Kaleide Theatre was smaller than I recalled from my … Continue reading RedActs’ Dogfight: All men are dogs, barking at them is encouraged

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MUST’s Animal Farm: Is animalising politics the way for us to recognise inhumanity?

REVIEWED BY ISLA TEAGUE EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER “The animals in the play all look like us. The humans don’t look at all like us” (Tatty Hennessy). Going into Monash Uni Student Theatre’s (MUST) production of Animal Farm, the quote projected on the back wall originally confused me. From my previous understanding of George Orwell’s novella, “four legs good, two legs bad” was one of … Continue reading MUST’s Animal Farm: Is animalising politics the way for us to recognise inhumanity?

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Ambition overleaps centuries in MUSC’s Macbeth

REVIEWED BY KIERA EDELSTEIN EDITED BY MYA HELOU The thing about the Scottish Play is that everyone has read it, seen it, done it and is probably even a little bit over it. It is hard to understand the pervasive nature of such a monolithic play. For many, the lines of Macbeth have subconsciously seeped into our collective lexicon, the themes entangled with our ideas … Continue reading Ambition overleaps centuries in MUSC’s Macbeth

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Black, Bleak, Ghoulishly Funny – Scary Goat Theatre’s ‘A Twist of Fate’ perturbs and provokes in their bigger and better fourth season

REVIEWED BY ANNA RYLEY EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER A Twist of Fate feels as if Black Mirror had a baby with some of Doctor Who’s scarier, hiding-under-the-couch episodes. Scary Goat Theatre’s campy showcase was tightly written and featured some delightfully intriguing stories with a small dose of the unusual. For those with the unique pleasure of experiencing A Twist of Fate for the first time, … Continue reading Black, Bleak, Ghoulishly Funny – Scary Goat Theatre’s ‘A Twist of Fate’ perturbs and provokes in their bigger and better fourth season

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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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A great production of Legally Blonde by Trinity College: What, like it’s hard?

REVIEWED BY BATRISYIA MD KHAIRIL EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER It doesn’t take long for me to realise it’s going to be a full house. There are multiple people craning over the program noticeboard. I am barely able to see it, let alone scan the QR code of the program, before the show. The dense crowd chatter turns to an excited murmur as we file into … Continue reading A great production of Legally Blonde by Trinity College: What, like it’s hard?

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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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Camp chaos rings loud in RMIT Redacts’ Present Laughter

REVIEWED BY KIT WILLS EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Starting their year off with a bang is RMIT Redacts’ Present Laughter a 1939 comedy by Noël Coward that feels incredibly modern despite its pre-World War II setting. Sitting in the Kaleide Theatre waiting for the show to begin, I could feel the buzz of excited audience members ready for opening night. Immediately setting the tone was … Continue reading Camp chaos rings loud in RMIT Redacts’ Present Laughter

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