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Muzak is back: Tik-Tok and Faye Webster have a lot to answer for
Our critics give their verdict on all the latest shows around town.
- by James Jennings
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This Carmen is trashy, kitschy and quite brilliant
Our reviewers give their verdicts on the latest performances around town.
- by Peter McCallum, John Shand and Bernard Zuel
Sigrid Thornton strips away the glamour in sweeping tragicomic vision
Yael Stone and Ash Flanders star as the queer children of Thornton’s ageing beauty in Mother Play, a domestic drama spanning decades.
- by Cameron Woodhead
George Orwell intended 1984 to be a satire, but this play shows it’s close to the truth
While the design is impeccable, the slow creeping unease of the text doesn’t translate as easily to stage.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer and Sonia Nair
★★★★★
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Home Alone? No problem for the ACO’s superstars
Our reviewers give their verdict on all the latest shows around town.
- by John Shand, Kate Prendergast and Peter McCallum