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Robot Song (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete meltdown. Juniper stops eating, she refuses to return to school and her parents become increasingly desperate. Finally, after exhausting all other avenues her parents resort to the only thing they have left, a giant singing robot.Based on a true story, Robot Song illustrates the profound, transformative nature of creativity that when combined with unconditional love, becomes an unstoppable force. For Juniper, creativity opens doors into places she never knew existed allowing her, for the first time, to be defined on her own terms.Robot Song is a deeply personal story. It shares an honest, intensely funny and often unconventional window into writer, director Jolyon James’ experience parenting a child on the Autism Spectrum. The show poses and attempts to answer the question, how do we support, foster and celebrate difference in our children in the face of an increasingly rigid and homogenised world?Robot Song is a genuine family show. It is joyful and full of hope. It is for any child who has ever felt isolated or pushed to the margins and any parent desperate for tools to help. The show employs cutting edge digital technology, startling animatronics, and a beautiful original musical score.For more information visit  http://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/robot-song/ Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Experience one of the most iconic and loved Australian films of all time in this big, brash and very cheeky new musicalStuck in a dead-end life in Porpoise Spit, Muriel dreams of the perfect wedding – the dress, the church, the attention. Unfortunately, there’s one thing missing. A groom. Following her dreams to Sydney, Muriel ends up with everything she ever wanted. That’s when things start to go really wrong.For more information visit  https://murielsweddingthemusical.com/discover/ Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Bin Laden: The One-Man Show (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)“My name is Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Aboud bin Laden al Qatani and tonight, ladies and gentleman, I am going to show you how to change the world”The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative, multi-award-winning story.Following a critically acclaimed USA tour this incendiary, intelligent debut from Royal Exchange Supported Artists, Knaïve Theatre, provides fresh perspective; creating within the unthinkable a space for debate and dialogue.For more information visit  http://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/bin-laden-the-one-man-show/ Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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50 Shades! The Musical Parody (Alex Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)50 Shades! The Musical Parody explores the steamy relationship between our well known characters (the naive hardware store employee and the handsome business man with unconventional sexual practices), as seen through the eyes of three women in a book club. As they devour the novel, the characters affair comes to life around them.If one is expecting to see Fifty Shades Of Grey in its entirety, they are mistaken. But the dark erotic plot gives way for a hilarious night out featuring spicy ambiguities, emotional ballads, sweeping rock’n’roll, and a cast taking on every topic without shame but never forgetting to wink.For more information visit  http://50shadesmusicalparody.com.au/#aboutTheatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dance Nation (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)Dance Nation follows a troupe of pre-teens as they navigate the hyper-sexualised, ultra-competitive world of competitive dance. In this world of sequinned leotards and six-foot trophies, the dancers themselves – their needs, their hopes, their fears – matter least.Dance Nation is a comical and excruciating look at the moment when girls become aware of their own power – and of its limits. Performed by a cast of mature women, the dissonance between a 13-year-old’s dreams and what they will ultimately achieve is stark.Barron’s writing reminds us of the ferocity of the children we once were.For more information visit  https://redstitch.net/gallery/dance-nation/Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #dancenation #redstitch  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A View From A Bridge (MTC Melbourne, Australia) (review)Brooklyn dockworker Eddie Carbone and his wife Beatrice agree to take in two Sicilian relatives – illegal immigrants trying to find work. Hardworking Marco is sending money home to his wife and sick children. Rodolpho is chasing the American dream, but finds being different makes him an outsider. When Rodolpho falls for Eddie’s niece Catherine, the protective uncle must confront his own feelings and his jealous mistrust threatens to expose an unspeakable secret.For more information visit  https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/season-2019/a-view-from-the-bridge/ Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #mtc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33 Variations (The Comedy Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)An obsession, a love story, family dysfunction and a two century-old mystery combine in the witty and deeply moving play 33 Variations, a theatrical event that brings together the most prestigious cast ever assembled on an Australian stage.Dr Katherine Brandt is a musicologist trying to solve the riddle of why one of the world’s greatest musical geniuses became consumed by a forgettable piece of music by a mediocre composer, and how his obsession inspired a spectacular masterpiece. Moving between the past and present, the play interweaves Beethoven’s struggle to complete his magnificent Diabelli Variations with Katherine’s search for answers. Meanwhile, Katherine’s daughter Clara seeks to connect with her mother as they face the greatest challenge of their lives.  Starring in a role made famous by Jane Fonda on Broadway is Ellen Burstyn, the legendary Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winning actress known for The Exorcist, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Requiem for a Dream and most recently, Netflix’s House of Cards. Joining her in a sensational ensemble is Lisa McCune as Clara, William McInnes as Beethoven, Helen Morse, Francis Greenslade, Toby Truslove and Andre de Vanny.Featuring live performances of Beethoven’s magnificent music by renowned pianist Andrea Katz, the profound 33 Variations will be one of the theatrical highlights of 2019!For more information visit  https://marrinergroup.com.au/shows/33-variations Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jersey Boys (Regent Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)JERSEY BOYS is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were thirty!  Worldwide hits include Big Girls Don’t Cry, Sherry, Walk Like A Man, Oh What A Night and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.For more information visit  https://jerseyboys.com.au   Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Arbus & West (Melbourne Theatre Company) (review)Hollywood bombshell Mae West built her career on lookin’ good – walkin’ the walk and talkin’ the talk – while legendary photographer Diane Arbus was famous for finding beauty in the everyday. When Diane turns up at Mae’s glistening LA apartment in 1964 to take her portrait, tensions quickly flare. Mae’s version of herself is very different to the one Diane wants to catch on film. But whose version wins out when a master of illusion meets a master of truth?Drawing on the infamous meeting between two extraordinary women, award-winning Australian playwright Stephen Sewell imagines what might have transpired creating a power play of sexuality and intrigue.For more information visit  https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/au/   Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #arbus&west Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2 (Melbourne Australia) (review)Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage.The critically acclaimed play has won 24 major theatre awards in the UK and is the most-awarded production in the history of Britain’s prestigious Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards including Best New Play and Best Director. The play opened on Broadway in April 2018 to rave reviews and won 6 Tony Awards including Best Play, 6 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards and many more.For more information visit  https://www.harrypottertheplay.com/au/   Theatre First RSS feed:   https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ivetheatrereviews Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, CastBox.FM, Podbean, ACast etc.If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you.#theatre #stage #reviews #melbourne #australia #harrypotter #cursedchild  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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