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performingThe Beauty Queen of Leenane

There’s something disarming about 'irishness'. It has a geniality to it that speaks of the salt-of-the-earth everyman that every other man wants to have a pint of Guinness with. From... Read More »

performingOrestes 2.0

You awaken in a candy pink room, on a soiled bed where a corner of the mattress has burned open into a charred gash. Here you are febrile and filthy... Read More »

musicperformingShifting Sand

A trip to one of Sydney's beaches can be akin to a pilgrimage. For many those sandy strips are symbolic of all things Australian - whatever that really means -... Read More »

artfilmperformingplaySemi-Permanent 2010

An atheist and a (insert deity-worshipping faithful here) walk into the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. They each take their seat, peer into their bag of convention goodies, and then... Read More »

performingGood Morning, Mr. Gershwin

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to wake up next to George Gershwin, this show just might be the sweet relief you've been waiting for. Set in... Read More »

artperformingOpen Fields

In order to feel incredibly grateful to our early ancestors you only need to think about their persistent curiosity and hazardous experimentation with food. How many lives, throughout the history... Read More »

performingSydney Comedy Festival

If laughter is the best medicine, why are doctors and pharmacists still allowed to practise their quackery? Surely I can limp my broken leg into David O'Doherty's show and, with... Read More »

Playground Blog

The Big Pink: Just Another Word For A Gang

Still on a high after celebrating their big win at the NME Awards a few days earlier, Robbie Furze, one half of new British band the Big Pink, sits back... Read More »

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