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CALAMITY JANE
Shows are almost always better when you can barely tell the difference between the stage and the stands – Calamity Jane is no exception. Moseying across town from the Hayes Theatre to Belvoir, the new […]
CRY-BABY
It’s amazing what you can do with simple, clever set design. The Hayes theatre is not a big one but you wouldn’t know it from watching Cry-Baby. Putting on an extravagantly exuberant show in the […]
HIGH FIDELITY
High Fidelity the musical has big shoes to fill. An adaptation of the acclaimed Nick Hornby novel, itself transformed into the much-loved turn of the millennium flick about perennially self-absorbed list-maker and record store owner Rob […]
ASSASSINS
Have you ever wondered what would happen if every assassin of an American President got together for a musical? A gaudy romp through the history of infamous and lesser known public enemies, it’s not easy […]
BIG FISH
With film-to-musical adaptations the flavour of the day, the Hayes Theatre Co has provided another example of how it can be done. You might not have seen Big Fish, or if you did remember it […]
SIDE SHOW
A talented cast isn’t everything; the Hayes Theatre Company’s production of Side Show being a case in point. A story revived and revised in numerous productions, the real-life tale of travelling ‘freak-show’ conjoined twins Daisy […]
XANADU THE MUSICAL
Larger and louder than the Potts Point stage would seemingly allow, Xanadu packs a lot for both devotees of the original film and those who still can’t believe it was made. At once an adaptation […]
THE DETECTIVE’S HANDBOOK
The type of toe-tapping fun that appeals to all ages, I seriously doubt anyone seeing The Detective’s Handbook will leave the theatre without a smile on their face. An original, musical, farcical take on Chandler-esque, […]
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