Happy Meal is an honest and unapologetic story of friendship from the margins that deserves second helpings, writes Patrick Gunasekera.
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Tattooing a feminist perspective
8 February 2023
Dureshawar Khan’s deep dive into the complex and colourful history of tattooing is insightful, inclusive and intimate, writes Barbara Hostalek.
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Joe being naughty and not very nice
6 February 2023
Eddy Brimson’s Naughty Boy haunts the dark alleys and late-night empty train carriages of our nightmares. David Zampatti rides along.
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Glorious gathering of the Gods
2 February 2023
Alexander Wright, Phil Grainger and Megan Drury deliver a tour-de-force in The Gods The Gods The Gods, that’s as free spirited as it is philosophical, writes David Zampatti.
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Hold the line, this one’s a must-see
1 February 2023
Solo performer Elsa Couvreur turns the telephonic torment of being put on hold into an hour of witty, spell-binding physical theatre. Rita Clarke’s advice? Don’t miss it.
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Hits and misses in tale of war’s human toll
26 January 2023
The Actors’ Hub offers valuable experience for those honing their craft but this production falls short, writes Claire Trolio.
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Stories fill the senses and the heart
26 January 2023
Moving in more than one sense, The Lifetime of Deaf and Deafblind fills The Blue Room Theatre studio with story and choreography.
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A cathartic reckoning with colonial grief
23 January 2023
WHITESNAKE3000 is a brave and complex new dance theatre work to heal the fractures of mixed race experiences, writes Patrick Gunasekera.
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This dog’s life is the cat’s meow
23 January 2023
What happens when a lonely old man and a stray dog pair up for a ballroom competition? Junior reviewers Isabel and Eddy Greentree have a ball at Strictly Barking.
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A whinnying success
21 January 2023
It’s a frivolous romp exceptionally well performed. Claire Trolio is calling it early, but All the Fraudulent Horse Girls could be the summer festival season’s biggest hit.
