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Articles by Lloyd Bradford Syke

Life beyond Miller’s Point: STC’s road to community engagement

Sydney Theatre Company is going to regional NSW and ACT schools to teach kids about road safety — and theatre. Its new production is pitched in just the right way.

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A moment of Solitude: Mayday plays an indie shot in the arm

What do you get when you put 16 writers, nine directors and 19 actors into a room? The inaugural Mayday Playwrights’ Festival. The theatrical shorts are a shot in the arm for Sydney indie theatre.

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REVIEW: G and Mah-Hah-Bone | Sydney Theatre and IPAC

Two recent dance works packed a solid punch, but would both benefit from a dramaturgical fine-toothed comb: Australian Dance Theatre’s G and Dansatori’s Mah-Hah-Bone.

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REVIEW: Cavalia | Moore Park, Sydney

Cavalia is short on gimmicks and big on heart. The big-top import touring Sydney and Melbourne has horses as it stars, but after a long canter never breaks into a gallop.

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REVIEW: Vanguard | Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney

The Australian Ballet’s Vanguard showcases works from George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian and Wayne McGregor. And two great performances out of three ‘aint bad.

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REVIEW: Forget Me Not | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney

There’s an awkward, eloquent silence to Tom Holloway’s Forget Me Not. It’s one of the finest Belvoir St Theatre productions in quite some time.

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REVIEW: Henry 4 | Drama Theatre, Sydney

Bell Shakespeare’s Henry 4 might be the best place to start for Shakespeare novices. And one of the best performances given by the company’s patriarch.

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REVIEW: Barry Humphries’ Weimar Cabaret | City Recital Hall, Sydney

The Australian Chamber Orchestra takes a walk through the Weimar Republic with a couple of sensationally sassy guides — cabaret star Meow Meow and the incomparable Barry Humphries.

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REVIEW: Fury | Wharf 1, Sydney

Australia’s most prolific playwright serves up another relationship drama that still has plenty of things to say — by silver-tongued characters.

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REVIEW: Stories I Want To Tell You In Person | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney

She’s never acted before. But if Lally Katz can become one of the most performed writers in Australia, why not a one-woman show? It’s full of heart.

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