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This House Believes that teenagers shouldn’t have to debate their own existence

REVIEWED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY MANEKA DE SILVA The thought of 2016 being the setting of a period piece genuinely makes my joints hurt. 2016, the peak of makeup youtubers having aggressive contour blindness and social media becoming increasingly prevalent in high schools and the year before the gay marriage vote took place in Australia is the setting of Charlotte Fels’ This House Believes. … Continue reading This House Believes that teenagers shouldn’t have to debate their own existence

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SPOTLIGHT ON RedActs’ Dogfight

INTERVIEW BY CHARLOTTE FRASER In the lead up to RedActs’ production of Dogfight, I had the opportunity to sit down with the director, Eadie Milne, to discuss what it has been like bringing this show to life. Eadie spoke about the impact that having an all female and non-binary production team has had on a show with very complex themes of misogyny, the process behind … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT ON RedActs’ Dogfight

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RMIT RedActs’ Little Shop of Horrors

REVIEW BY TOM WORSNOP EDITIED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER RMIT Red Acts rounds off a strong year of student theatre with a production of the classic 1982 musical Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It tells the story of Seymour Krelborn (Sol Summers) who turns the fortunes of his struggling flower shop around by growing a strange alien plant – one that … Continue reading RMIT RedActs’ Little Shop of Horrors

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Ashes Ashes: The Reunion You Can’t Run From

REVIEW BY CHARLOTTE FRASER EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT Sitting in the Kaleide Theatre looking at an eclectic mesh of lamps, fairy lights, CDs, mushrooms, rugs, a swing and a barren tree – an unfamiliar image that  sparks a sense of nostalgia. Music plays softly, a folk indie mix that matches the scrapbook-esque staging before me. ‘Fable’ by Gigi Perez plays and I know that I’m … Continue reading Ashes Ashes: The Reunion You Can’t Run From

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RMIT Redacts’ Twelve Angry Jurors: A Thought-Provoking Take On A Classic

REVIEW BY AKSHITA BENNY EDITED BY EMMA PARFITT The tension is already palpable upon entering the confines of the Kaleide Theatre, when the voice over of the judge plays in the space and you can hear from the left the voice of a guard. Twelve jurors file to the stage from the door on stage left, fanning themselves and complaining about the heat. When the … Continue reading RMIT Redacts’ Twelve Angry Jurors: A Thought-Provoking Take On A Classic

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The Importance of Being Earnest: Prepare for a Wilde Ride…

REVIEW BY KATYA EWING EDITED BY MYA HELOU Don your necktie and prepare your cucumber sandwiches, for this is not one to miss. RMIT RedActs have knocked it out of Hertfordshire and brought to Kaleide Theatre a slice of Wilde with their rendition of The Importance of Being Earnest. The plot is simple. Jack Worthing (Bodhi Keech) is attempting to live a double life. As … Continue reading The Importance of Being Earnest: Prepare for a Wilde Ride…

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