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Feminist joy, strength and rage in Fairytalers

REVIEWED BY MIA SUTHERLAND EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Fairytalers, written by Ellis Austin Finnie and performed at Theatre Works Explosives Factory is a play centring on four relatively unknown women who present themselves as the original writers of fairytales. These unknown historical figures become entrenched in your mind as their stories (both their personal life stories and the fiction they wrote) are told to you, … Continue reading Feminist joy, strength and rage in Fairytalers

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The immaculate conception of Big Religion

REVIEWED BY KIERA EDELSTEIN EDITED BY CHARLOTTE FRASER Big Corporate wants you to work overtime with no pay. Big Lip-balm doesn’t want you to know that, secretly, it’s making your lips more chapped. Big Religion? Writer/Director Maddi Formosa seems to think it wants you to buy into its system of subservience and piety, of unquestioning devotion, with no questions asked. And yet, in this debut … Continue reading The immaculate conception of Big Religion

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Katzenmusik: The Cat dies in this one

REVIEWED BY JADE BREEN EDITED BY RACHEL THORNBY Trigger warning: The cat dies in this one. Well, eighty-five of them to be precise, but who’s counting? Presented by Theatre Works and Paracosm, Tom Fowler’s Katzenmusik turns up the broken radiator, raising a bold middle finger at the all too familiar perils of the housing crisis. Derived from German, Katzenmuzik is defined as a caterwaul; the … Continue reading Katzenmusik: The Cat dies in this one

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Sainting Joan: The Baddie in a Bowl Cut, Historically Informative and Entertaining

REVIEWED BY AUDREY MUELLER EDITED BY MIRANDA WILSON Some of the most interesting and captivating original productions are performed in theatres found down dark alleys. Sainting Joan is one of them. After running around the back streets of St Kilda, I finally found Explosive Factory’s theatre. And I’m glad I did, because this original rock musical was exciting at every turn. The narrative opens in … Continue reading Sainting Joan: The Baddie in a Bowl Cut, Historically Informative and Entertaining

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I THOUGHT YOU SAID: What to do when the stars are falling

Review by Mya Helou Edited by Charlotte Fraser Everything is pretty normal if you ignore the fallen star emanating a slow pulsing light in the corner. Set designers Aisha Tabit and Julian Machin create a quintessential petrol station, complete with linoleum flooring, a scuffed-up counter and a shelf stacked with snacks and toiletries to really sell it. Sam (Ally Taueki-Gatt) has already clocked in, stocking … Continue reading I THOUGHT YOU SAID: What to do when the stars are falling

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