Waitress review – sweet but underbaked Broadway musical finally arrives in Australia
By Tim Byrne
<strong>Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne<br /></strong>Even among the notoriously thin plots of musicals, this one feels particularly underfed – though Natalie Bassingthwaighte does a reasonable job
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The Glass Menagerie review – Tennessee Williams’ delicate classic is stomped on for laughs
By Tim Byrne
<strong>Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank Theatre<br /></strong>While Alison Whyte is never less than compelling, director Mark Wilson encourages a buffoonery from the cast that is fatal to this play’s melancholic drift
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Melbourne Theatre Company, Southbank TheatreWhile Alison Whyte is never less than compelling, director Mark Wilson encourages a buffoonery from the cast that is fatal to this play’s melancholic drift
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