REVIEWS: What the critics say

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Theatre

Coil

re:group’s latest work Coil pays tribute to the glory days of the video store and commemorates the communities we made within them.

Where: PACT Centre for Emerging Artists, Erskineville, Sydney When: 14 - 17 Jul 2021

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Theatre

Breathing Corpses

Across London, three people are connected by gruesome discovery - even if they don’t know it.

Where: Kings Cross Theatre, Kings Cross Hotel, Sydney When: 2 - 17 Jul 2021

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Theatre

Son of Byblos

A young gay man's life is upended when his cousin and closest confidante announces she's going to Lebanon to get married.

Where: Downstairs Theatre, Belvoir, Surry Hills, Sydney When: 13 - 31 Jul 2021

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Sydney Fringe Festival

Wil & Grace

On a dark stormy night in Petersham, Grace and Varya drunkenly conduct a séance. They wake up to find a naked man sleeping on their couch.

Where: Fringe HQ, Newtown, Sydney When: 21 - 31 Jul 2021

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Bondi Festival 2021

Cool Pool Party 2: Graduation

When the Puberty Realm opens up on the night of the Year 12 Formal, humanity is set for ruin.

Where: Wayside Chapel, Bondi Beach, Sydney When: 29 - 30 Jun 2021

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Musical

Cry-Baby

It's 1954. Everyone likes Ike, nobody likes communism and Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker is the coolest boy in Baltimore.

Where: Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House When: 22 Jul - 15 Aug 2021

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Theatre

Wherever She Wanders

At one of Australia’s oldest residential colleges, scandal is rare. Behind closed mahogany doors, there’s always quiet money to mop up the mess.

Where: SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney When: 9 Jul - 14 Aug 2021

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Bondi Festival 2021

Werewolves

As night falls on the village of Millers Hollow, there is trouble afoot and werewolves are stalking the innocent villagers.

Where: Wayside Chapel, Bondi Beach, Sydney When: 29 Jun - 2 Jul 2021

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Dance

Jurrungu Ngan-ga

Meaning Straight Talk in Yawuru, Jurrungu Ngan-ga weaves Indigenous and refugee perspectives on incarceration.

Where: Carriageworks, Eveleigh, Sydney When: 4 - 7 Aug 2021

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Sydney Fringe Festival

Three Winters Green

Campion Decent's Three Winters Green follows eight people through three years of their lives.

Where: Fringe HQ, Newtown, Sydney When: 6 - 17 Jul 2021

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What's On

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TheatreEnsemble Theatre, Kirrbilli, Sydney 11 Jun - 24 Jul 2021

The Woman in Black

Audrey review: This Gothic yarn is a twofold celebration: first, of the healing power of storytelling; second of the magic of rough theatre.

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MusicalDrama Theatre, Sydney Opera House 22 Jul - 15 Aug 2021

Cry-Baby

Audrey review: A gleaming hot rod of a show. Once the cast stomp on the gas pedal all you can do is buckle up and enjoy the ride.

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TheatreRoslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, Sydney 7 Jun - 3 Jul 2021

Grand Horizons

What the critics say: Bess Wohl's slice of American life translates perfectly to the Australian stage in this elegant and deftly performed production.

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TheatreOld Fitzroy Theatre, Woolloomooloo, Sydney 10 Jun - 3 Jul 2021

Happy Days

Audrey review: Fixed in a small theatre close-up, a radiant Belinda Giblin makes light work of one of the most demanding texts ever foisted upon an actor.

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TheatreNew Theatre, Newtown, Sydney 1 - 26 Jun 2021

Significant Other

Audrey review: New Theatre is on a hot streak of quality presentations this year. Significant Other continues the trend.

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TheatreBelvoir, Surry Hills, Sydney 29 May - 27 Jun 2021

The Cherry Orchard

Audrey review: Eamon Flack’s production of Anton Chekhov’s final play takes the author at his word. The Cherry Orchard is a comedy above all else.

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TheatreRiverside Theatres, Parramatta, Sydney 20 - 21 Jul 2021

Love Song Dedications (Without Richard Mercer)

Audrey review: An affable post-theatrical exercise from Ten Tonne Sparrow pays cockeyed tribute to The Love God.

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MusicalEternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst, Sydney 4 Jun - 18 Jul 2021

Once

Audrey review: Once is a rare bird of a musical, one that wears its heart entirely on its sleeve.

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The Woman in Black

Happy Days

The Cherry Orchard

Significant Other

Once

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