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danielconway0
Dec 7, 20243 min read
Ensemble Theatre: The Heartbreak Choir - Review by Faith Jessel
When words fail, music speaks—a sentiment that forms the very core of The Heartbreak Choir. With a blend of comedy and pathos, the late,...
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danielconway0
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Ensemble Theatre: Colder Than Here - Review by Faith Jessel
As the old adage goes; Grief's awkward moments are comedy's uncomfortable truth. Nowhere is this more evident than in ‘Colder Than...
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danielconway0
May 27, 20244 min read
Rising Arts Productions: American Psycho - Review by Faith Jessel
Satire and slaughter collide at the Illawarra Arts Centre, where being ‘Hip to be Square’ is the ultimate killer credential. Rising Arts...
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danielconway0
May 19, 20243 min read
Ensemble Theatre: Ulster American - Review by Faith Jessel
David Ireland's ‘‘Ulster American’ is a masterclass in searing satire that slays in every sense of the word. A fiery collision between an...
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danielconway0
Apr 22, 20244 min read
Camden Musical Society: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Review by Faith Jessel
Wow, what a night! Camden Musical Society knows exactly how to make their shows a glittering event. After being warmly welcomed, the...
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danielconway0
Feb 26, 20243 min read
The Guild Theatre: An O'Henry Christmas - Review by Faith Jessel
You may think that performing a play with ‘Christmas’ in the title is an unusual choice for February, but An O'Henry Christmas is so much...
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danielconway0
Feb 13, 20244 min read
Lane Cove Theatre Company: The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery - Review by Faith Jessel
If this is your first “Farndale” play and you have a love/hate or even indifferent relationship with the politics and incompetencies of...
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danielconway0
Jan 24, 20243 min read
NSW Youth Ballet: Don Quixote - Review by Faith Jessel
What a privilege it was to attend such a magically entertaining performance of the much loved and romantic comedy of Don Quixote,...
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danielconway0
Jan 15, 20243 min read
SOPHIA=(WISDOM): THE CLIFFS - Performed at New Theatre, Newtown - Review by Faith Jessel
Prepare for an experience. Expect the unexpected. Deliberately bizarre, strangely beautiful and ultimately transforming, like stepping...
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danielconway0
Nov 7, 20233 min read
The Guild Theatre: Love Letters - Review by Faith Jessel
Isn’t it wonderfully serendipitous the way theatre echoes where you are in life? I saw my first performance of Love Letters when I was 15...
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danielconway0
Nov 5, 20233 min read
Pymble Players: Gaslight - Review by Faith Jessel
Suspenseful, hypnotic, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Patrick Hamilton's extraordinary, timeless, and mind-bending tale of the depths of...
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