Day: 6 February 2016

Theatre Review: North By Northwest – Arts Centre Melbourne (performances until February 13)

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller film North by Northwest has become a stage sensation, and its return season has confirmed just how extraordinary this theatrical reimagining is. Given the technicalities of film it really begged the question: how were they going to put this onto the stage? Well, I’m not going to tell you. This is…

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Theatre Review: Treasure Island – Pavilion Theatre, Castle Hill (performances until 27th February 2016)

Based on the classic Robert Louis Stevensen novel and adapted by Ken Ludwig, Treasure Island is a tale of pirates, adventure, treasure and family. Our narrator and protagonist is Jim Hawkins (Jonathon Burt) who, by chance, finds himself in possession of a map and becomes embroiled in a plot to discover hidden treasure. Of course, a…

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