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Posted in August 23rd, 2009
If Stalinist über-feminism floats your boat then waste no time! Trilogy is an unapologetic and unrelenting celebration of woman’s ongoing liberation. A show of three parts, Trilogy opens with humorously and vividly presented rhetoric and stampedes into the first interval with a bold dance sequence in which women of all shapes and sizes embrace their [...]
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Posted in August 23rd, 2009
Death has struck. Two close couples are formed from two sisters and two best mates, but a car crash takes one of each and the survivors seek solace in one another in the house they shared. Funny and moving in all the right places, this is a tragicomic Men Behaving Badly by the twentysomethings, of [...]
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Posted in August 23rd, 2009
The story of two brothers growing up at the brink of World War I is brought to life here as one man reminisces from a prison cell.
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Posted in August 19th, 2009
Richard de Domenici is one of those compulsively subversive types. Not the Molitov-throwing anarchist type of subversive but the “what the hell is that guy doing?” performance artist type.
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Posted in August 19th, 2009
Stylishly anachronistic with its contemporary interpretation of chivalry, the Matter of Britain is given a breath of new life as King Arthur contemplates imposing democracy on his successor.
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Posted in August 17th, 2009
With edgy, personal writing, innovative and charming set design, and actors firing on all cylinders, ‘Ritter, Dene, Voss’ never misses a beat and is an unblemished highlight of the festival.
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Posted in August 16th, 2009
Although it opens with a Star Trek-style setting for a rhapsody on “reality” (yes, really) this is actually a case study of psychotics.
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Posted in August 16th, 2009
Promising so much but giving so little, Love Machines is a massive disappointment. With precious few exceptions, this is scene after unimpressive scene of witless faff.
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Posted in August 13th, 2009
Originality, eager delivery, neatly balanced propwork, and jokes that actually work, this is a warm and hearty way to finish your evening.
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Posted in August 13th, 2009
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society stocks its bar with drinks you generally can’t buy off-the-shelf in normal shops.
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