The Dictionary of Lost Words
February 22, 2024 by Alex First
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The Whisper
February 18, 2024 by Alex First
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Meet Me at Dawn
February 16, 2024 by Alex First
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Fallen Leaves
February 15, 2024 by Alex First
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The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice
February 14, 2024 by Alex First
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The Rocky Horror Show
February 12, 2024 by Alex First
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Mitch Albom’s new Holocaust novel is about ‘price we pay for the lies we tell’
February 11, 2024 by JNS
On a visit to Yad Vashem 10 years ago, Mitch Albom, the sports journalist turned inspirational book author, was struck by a story that emerged from one of the video displays. Read more
‘Is this the little play I carried?’: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ turns 60
February 10, 2024 by Dave Gordon - JNS
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2
February 8, 2024 by Alex First
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The 7 Deadly Myths: Antisemitism from the Time of Christ to Kanye West
February 8, 2024 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
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Groundhog Day: The Musical
February 5, 2024 by Alex First
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Torch Song
February 4, 2024 by Alex First
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The Magic Flute now brilliant Australiana
February 4, 2024 by Victor Grynberg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in his all too short life, wrote masterpiece after masterpiece…writes Victor Grynberg. Read more
Anatomy of a Fall
January 29, 2024 by Alex First
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The Inheritance Parts I and II
January 28, 2024 by Alex First
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Seventeen
January 26, 2024 by Alex First
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The Iron Claw
January 21, 2024 by Alex First
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Priscilla
January 19, 2024 by Alex First
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All the Rest
January 18, 2024 by Alex First
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The Interpretation of Cakes
January 14, 2024 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
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The Beekeeper
January 12, 2024 by Alex First
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The Holdovers
January 11, 2024 by Alex First
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Mean Girls
January 11, 2024 by Alex First
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Grease The Musical
January 10, 2024 by Alex First
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The Choir of Man
January 7, 2024 by Alex First
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Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata in best production ever
January 4, 2024 by Victor Grynberg
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Ferrari – a movie review by Alex First
January 3, 2024 by Alex First
The power, the glory and the horrors associated with one of the world’s most prestigious marques is on show in Ferrari. Read more
My take on music reviewing
January 1, 2024 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While the 2024 SSO concert season looks to be pretty exciting, there is not much public scraping, plucking, blowing and walloping until February. Read more
John Foreman’s Aussie Pops Orchestra New Year’s Eve & The Night Before Gala Concerts
January 1, 2024 by Alex First
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Wisdom Grows in My Garden: a book review by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
January 1, 2024 by Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen
If the writings of Rabbi Paul Plotkin were anything like the sermons he gave, then people would be flocking to hear him. Read more
