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Bonnie and Clyde: Where does guilt really lie?

In 2011 Bonnie and Clyde opened on Broadway. The response was lackluster, and the run ended after only two months.…

2 years ago

Cinderella and the Two-Way Staircase of Social Mobility

Once upon a time, in a land far away (Greece, if you must know) there lived a young slave girl…

2 years ago

The lonely legacy of GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY

John Donne, sixteenth-century poet and cleric, knew a thing or two. If his name doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps  his…

2 years ago

Mary Poppins and the pointless pursuit of ‘practically perfect’ parenting

Mary Poppins is sometimes hailed as the ultimate feel-good story. It’s easy to see why. A magical, ‘practically perfect’ female…

2 years ago

Jagged Little Pill: ‘It’s not ironic, y’all!’

For anyone not familiar with Canadian musician Alanis Morissette, cast your eye over the cover of the November 1995 edition…

2 years ago

Announcing Boublil & Schönberg’s DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?

An extraordinary and rare celebration of one of the world’s most successful musical theatre collaborations Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg…

2 years ago

Mr Hyde and Offshore Immigration Processing: The Dark Side of Good Intentions

Almost twenty-two years ago to the day – 25 May 1990 – Frank Wildhorn’s musical version of The Strange Case…

2 years ago

History is happening: HAMILTON opens in Melbourne

After a tumultuous two years, the Australian theatre scene is back and better than ever. With some of the biggest…

2 years ago

Martin Crewes chats THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Under the stars, on a floating stage with the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and city skyline glittering in the…

2 years ago