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Playing Beatie Bow review – oldest of stage tricks bring new Wharf Theatre to vital life – The Guardian
This adaptation of the classic Ruth Park novel feels like a promise that this is still a space for magic
The oldest of theatre magics are bringing the brand-new Wharf Theatre to vital life in Playing Beatie Bow, the first play in Sydney Theatre Companys home building since it shut down in 2018 for renovations.
The play Kate Mulvanys adaptation of the classic Ruth Park novel uses timeless tricks that even now feel like enchantments. A large swathe of canvas is unrolled and shook; it becomes the glittering waves of Sydney Harbour. A bell hangs from the ceiling and seems to ring entirely of its own accord….
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