2017 |
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Chorus of Disapproval
"It’s Alan Ayckbourn so you just know it will have crazy characters, bizarre monologues & much hilarity. But this one has extra punch: a wacky Welshman who holds things together by the skin of his teeth -just.
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by Alan Ackbourn |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Macbeth
"The three Weird Sisters (The Witches) constantly change costumes and demeanour, to magnificently deliver the bulk of the huge cast of characters. The production was beautifully staged with the tension palpable throughout and the fine ensemble cast delivering consummate performances.
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by Shakespeare |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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2016 |
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Everything in the Garden
"Beginning as a domestic two-hander comedy, Everything in the Garden quickly morphs into something bigger when a third character, Jack, pops up, spinning the story into the surreal. Its dark, comedic, larger-than-life themes are what makes it so engrossing from here on in…
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by Edward Albee |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Almost Nearly Paradise
"A production with ramped up humour, great throw away lines, and an energetic exploration of juicy topics like happiness, marriage and money. Not to mention a moral dilemma or three."
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by Brenda Gottsche
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Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Sister Cities
"Each sister can be summarised by labels: the uptight one, Carolina, the recluse, Austin, the perfect one, Dallas and the radical one, Baltimore. However, Freedman’s writing fleshes out the characters into more than mere archetypes, highlighting their flaws and complexities to remind us all that for every person, there’s more than meets the eye. ."
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by Colette Freedman
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Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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2015 |
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The Matilda Waltz
"Drovers and droughts. Elopement. War. Prison. Poetry. Betrayal.
Family. Terrorism.
100 Years of History through the eyes of five generations
of one family and the immortal words of Banjo Patterson." |
by Deborah Mulhall |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Camille
"a couple of well-choreographed catfights, some moody sax playing and
some languid reclining, and you
have a moody, constantly shifting study of one woman’s destruction." |
by Pam Gems |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly
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Almost Nearly Paradise
"light-hearted look at moral dilemmas plays around with questions of trust, greed and happiness. What is it? How do you get it? How do you keep it? It showcases four very different women. "
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by Brenda Gottsche
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Exchange Hotel Theatre, Balmain |
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2014 |
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After Easter
"As with all good stories, it is splintered, suggestive, funny,
thought-provoking, disturbing and possibly not entirely true." |
by Anne Devlin |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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An Unexpected Execution
" This is a work of great intensity and it is beautifully performed." |
by Emma Willis based on the play Mary Stuart by Schiller |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly
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More Sex, Death, Chocolate
Linked by the Presiding Angel, who takes over the
beautiful body of a suicide victim, and then arrives
back on earth, to find out how humans manage their
lives of free will, with all the bittersweet
consequences and all the existential angst that
comes with it. |
A collage of short plays
by Sky Yeager;
Alex Broun ; Emma Willis;
Geneieve Mortiss; Micah Joel;
Julia Lewis; Pete Malicki;
James Hazelden;
and Therese Cloonan. |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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2013 |
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Sex, Death, Chocolate
" This is an experiment gone right… it’s got big dollops of sexy, lashings of deathly and
a little pinch of bittersweet chocolate. "
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A collage of short plays by
Alex Broun
Brenda Gottsche
Con Nats
Deb Mulhall
Edgar Allan Poe
Julia Lewis and Suzanne Hauser.
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Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Pride and Prejudice
" stunningly portrays Lizzie, showing her to
be thoughtful, witty, ironic, passionate and tender." |
Adapted by Deb Mulhall from Jane Austen |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Goodbye Charlie
" quintessential Sixties play, along with some rib-tickling one-liners" |
David Axelrod |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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2012 |
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Shakespeare’ s Queens |
compiled by Kath Perry,
from the plays of Shakespeare
produced by Straylight Australia |
Adelaide Festival at the Bakehouse
Edinburgh festival, Scotland.
Arts Theatre, West End UK. |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
" Brick and Big Daddy are standouts, there is an ease between the two that is incredibly moving to
watch. " |
Tennessee Williams |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Sense and Sensibility
" what an emotional journey and so wonderful to watch! " |
adapted by Deb Mulhall from the novel by Jane Austen |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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Sleeping Dogs
" Welcome to the wonderful world of Sleeping Dogs, where falsehood rules. Big lies, small lies, all kinds of lies.
It’s intriguing, it’s disturbing. And it’s fascinating " |
by Brenda Gottsche |
Star of the Sea Theatre, Manly |
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2011 |
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Shakespeare’ s Mothers
"an amusing and almost titillating exploration and speculation on the
roles of mothers in the bardly one’s works. To say
nothing of a captivating discussion of the roles of
mothers more generally." |
compiled by Kath Perry,
from the plays of Shakespeare.
produced by Straylight Australia |
Marion St Theatre, Killara.
Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide Festival.
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Love in Idleness
"is packed so full of allusions to Shakespeare, fairy tales and everything else
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by J.M. Barrie
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Marion St Theatre, Killara.
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Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
" It’s Mad Max meets the empire, with desperate, rival bikie gangs roaming
the ‘burbs." |
adapted by Deb Mulhall
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Star of the Sea Theatre.
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A Perfect Ganesh
" has much going for it: magic, heartache and real human weaknesses. The balcony
scenes – with both Margaret and Kitty – were beautiful." |
by Terrence McNally
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Star of the Sea Theatre.
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2010 |
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Poppy
" It’s a crafty play. Meticulously conceived with a very clear trajectory. The production makes the most
of it. The set works well, steering away from the usual sombre black and scarlet. The attention to
detail is great fun." |
by Terrence McNally
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Star of the Sea Theatre.
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Mary Rose
"The indefatigable Roz Riley, has breathed new life into the play. She has assembled possibly her most even and cohesive cast to date, led by Lara Dignam, as Mary Rose, who exquisitely communicates a sense of innocence and wonderment becoming of an eternal child." |
by J. M. Barrie
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Star of the Sea Theatre.
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