Philistines / Seven Deadly Sins

30 March 2008 at 10:10 am (Critical reviews)

Reviews of the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Maxim Gorky’s Philistines, adapted by Andrew Upton (who is Cate Blanchett’s husband and co-artistic director at Sydney Theatre Company), and Seven Deadly Sins performed by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.  Read PDF of full published articles.

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Sizwe Banzi Is Dead / One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

28 March 2008 at 10:06 am (Critical reviews)

Reviews of Peter Brook’s Theatre des Bouffes du Nord staging of Sizwe Banzi Is Dead, and the touring production of Dale Wasserman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at the New Wimbledon Theatre.  Read PDF of full published articles.

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Australian Ballet in Japan

27 March 2008 at 11:22 pm (Feature articles)

Malcolm accompanies the Australian Ballet to Tokyo for its Japanese tour of Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.  Includes interviews with choreographer Graeme Murphy and artistic director David McAllister.  Read PDF scan of full published article.

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The genius of Broadway

15 March 2008 at 12:22 pm (Further curiosities)

Deborah Jones examines the impact of the musical on theatre worldwide in her Weekend Australian article The genius of Broadway (15 March 2008).

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The Simpsons

14 March 2008 at 3:23 pm (Further curiosities)

Humour and astuteness care of The Simpsons.

The Simpsons

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