Cultural Binge – independent theatre reviews from Sydney, Australia (mostly).
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Welcome to Cultural Binge
The rating system is simple: ★★★★★ – Terrific, world-standard. Don’t miss. ★★★★ – Great, definitely worth seeing. ★★★ – Good. Perfectly entertaining. Recommended. Individual mileage may vary. ★★ – Fine. Flawed and not really recommended, but you may find something to appreciate in it. ★ – Bad (& possibly offensive). See more reviews over at…
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Barbra: The Greatest Star (Hayes) ★★★★★
No one is raining on this hit parade.
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WAKE (Sydney Festival) ★★★★
This is an acrobatic-circus-comedy-dance-cabaret-beatbox-poledancing-aerial-Irish-dancing-breakdancing performance… let’s just call it a “variety show” with a live band.
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Danny & the Deep Blue Sea (Old Fitz) ★★★½
Maybe it’s time we started re-examining John Patrick Shanley’s work a little more closely.
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Mama Does Derby (Sydney Festival) ★★★½
Mama Does Derby brings roller derby into the Sydney Town Hall… sorta.
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EnGORGed (Sydney Festival) ★★★★½
Reuben Kaye’s signature sexually charged comedy was well and truly enGORGEd.
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EXXY (Sydney Festival) ★★★
There is tension in every step – physically and narratively.
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Bad Hand (Sydney Festival) ★★★½
Abbott has taken life’s lemons and made some fine lemonade.
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Nowhere (Sydney Festival) ★★★★
Abdalla resists reducing conflict to simple binaries.
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Putting It Together (Foundry Theatre) ★★★★
I’ve got to say it feels good to be opening 2026 by seeing (and hearing) some Sondheim—performed by the very best.
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Pretty Woman: The Musical (Theatre Royal) ★★★
Let me start by saying Pretty Woman: The Musical is NOT the worst musical I’ve seen in 2025.
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