Ensemble Theatre, September 30 7/10 They’re joined at the hip, aren’t they? Politics without satire leads to pollies who takes themselves too seriously, and the phenomenon known as Kevin Rudd on the one hand, or a penchant for totalitarianism on the other. And satire without politics can simply equal a…
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The Gift 8/10 An exquisite dichotomy exists between the sweetness of Leah Berry’s voice and the worldliness of her words. “I move slow,” she tells us, “since the last time I found warmth in your embrace.” Yet, at the end, she’s affirming, “You’ll stay in my dreams.” This complex love…
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, September 22 9/10 Someone said to me, “Not My Fair Lady, again!” But when it’s this good, 10 years seems rather too long between elocution lessons. It still makes most other musicals seem trashy, with their cartoon characters, simplistic stories and limp or overwrought…