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2 years ago
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During the opening number of Cutting Loose, a tribute to the town of Geelong, Lucy Horan describes herself as a big fish in a small pond. This description seems quite apt, as the show progresses the audience is treated to a highly entertaining hour of feminism laced musical numbers – and there always is, always...
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2 years ago
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Catchy songs, witty and clever dialogue, and solid production mark the incredibly self-aware show The Dearly Departed as morbid fun. Firstly, the songs. Despite the mix of pre-recorded and live, the songs were delivered well and had good balance. The harmonies between the two female voices with the male created a really enjoyable sound, and...
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3 years ago
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Miley, Moon Unit & Me is the latest offering from songstress and theatre mastermind Tegan Jones. With this fifty minutes of story and song, Jones taps into the heart of the cabaret tradition (though the love in this heart a little less sexual and a little more familial). In the intimate basement of the Butterfly...
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3 years ago
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Cabaret artist Tegan Jones picked up a lot of her love of music from her Dad. In her new show Miley, Moon Unit and Me Jones explores this relationship between fathers, daughters and music. Interweaving her own experiences with those of artists she admires, Jones takes a look at how dads and daughters have shaped...
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3 years ago
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Muggles, witches and wizards alike are guaranteed to enjoy Wizard Actors: A Brief History of Magic. Created by and starring Melbourne based actors Caitlin Yolland and Rob Llyod (who we spoke to last week), Wizard Actors is an fantastic adventure into a world inspired by the ever famous Harry Potter series. When you find yourself...
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3 years ago
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Puppet shows are quite hard to pull off especially – ones that have serious messages hidden away in them. Sesame Street and The Muppets have set a high standard for generations of people, and they are, as a result, associated for children. There are exceptions of course – Avenue Q comes to mind for adult...
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3 years ago
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Comedians Caitlin Yolland and Rob Lloyd have two shared loves: Harry Potter, and comedy*. From these two passions comes A Brief History of Magic, performed by the duo, now to be known as Wizard Actors. Both Yolland and Lloyd have ample experience with combining Potter and comedy too – they co-starred in Completely Improvised Potter....
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3 years ago
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– Hey Charlotte, do you want to play a duet? – Love to. – Yeah cool. There’s just one thing though. I’m you. – Oh. Charlotte Kerr has had a tough year, but she’s owning it. She doesn’t need anyone else, not even to sing duets with. Duets with Myself is a humorous, borderline surreal...
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3 years ago
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Cabaret about the misadventures of the chronically anxious woman there are aplenty – or at least there are plenty of cabaret comedies, and comedies about chronically anxious women. Fortunately, this combination is done very well by the talented Katie Cullinan, who brings good music, singing, and writing out in a fun night of comedy cabaret....
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3 years ago
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My First Time is a comedy show that seeks to explore the absurdity, seriousness, and awkwardness of people’s first sexual experiences. Based off 60,000 anonymous confessions online, the play really manages to make you chuckle as you remember your own experiences (or lack thereof). Although not the strongest of productions, it was certainly an enjoyable...