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★★★★★
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‘I’ve never laughed as much’: This glorious Uncle Vanya is infused with the spirit of Chekhov
Joanna Murray-Smith’s adaptation enhances the experience of the Russian classic.
- by John Shand
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Camp take on Titanic film celebrates Celine Dion
The comedic stage production parodies the iconic film about the world’s most famous nautical tragedy.
- by Nyk Carnsew
Fish, family and friends: Young Archie winners on show
This year’s winners, including Anh Do’s 14-year-old son Leon, painted siblings, parents and best friends.
This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.
Atsuko Okatsuka is one of the fastest rising names in comedy – thanks to her grandma and the Drop Challenge.
- by Lenny Ann Low
★★★★★
Sydney live reviews
Eloquent and beguiling: Operatic Hamlet is a triumph
Our critics deliver verdicts on the latest shows around town.
- by Millie Muroi, Cassie Tongue, Shamim Razavi, Harriet Cunningham and John Shand
Sister Act to Julia to Gilgamesh: Your mid-year guide to Sydney shows
With epics, toe-tappers, classics and fresh imaginings of every size and flavour, Sydney’s stages are bursting with entertainment
- by Lenny Ann Low
This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts
Birdeater uses the seclusion of the landscape to build and sustain a deep psychological unease, but struggles with characterisation and pacing.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Why a playwright who updates the classics thinks it’s mostly unnecessary
Adapting Uncle Vanya, Joanna Murray-Smith was desperate to stay true to the playwright’s intentions.
- by John Shand
A musical Little Women brings Jo’s lurid imagination to life
Our critics deliver their verdict on the latest shows around town.
- by Joyce Morgan, Daniel Herborn, Bernard Zuel, Chantal Nguyen and Harriet Cunningham
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Emma Stone returns for another wacky film, but sadly this is no Poor Things
If the filmmaker’s much-praised, award-winning Poor Things was the main meal, Kinds of Kindness is the offcuts.
- by Robert Moran
★★½
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Sorry, but Kevin Costner’s new western is both incomplete and dull
The Oscar winner has returned to directing after 20 years, but Horizon – set to be one of four – is exposition-heavy and a three-hour-long trek to nowhere.
- by Jake Wilson