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Defoe’s Plague (La Mama) – theatre review

Alex First12 months ago07 mins

Daniel Defoe (born Daniel Foe) may well have been the first English novelist. At least that is the contention in the play Defoe’s Plague, which starts with a man in a thin, eerie, long nosed mask performing an incense cleansing. The head covering looks like that worn by doctors in bygone days and intended to protect them…

Essendon Champions: From Thurgood to Hird (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

Alex First2 years ago06 mins

Essendon supporters (including me) can rejoice in the long and storied history of the club, which has resulted in a record equalling 16 Premierships. But along with the adulation, there has been a fair share of bruises along the way. Most notably, of course, was the supplements’ saga of the early to mid 2010s that resulted in…

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Defoe’s Plague (La Mama) – theatre review

Essendon Champions: From Thurgood to Hird (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review