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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1990

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They had a ball to start new decade

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 January 1990 · page 24

WHEN THE CLOCK struck 12, balloons fell from the ceiling, streamers unravelled, party horns blew, people…

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Arts A very bad year — or was it? THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 January 1990 · page 13

IT WAS the best of years and the worst of years. For Sydney theatre, 1989 had as many, perhaps more, downs as ups. But there…

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Choral concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 January 1990 · page 18

THE SYDNEY Jewish Choral Society entertained more than 250 residents and their families at the Montefiore Home recently…

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Drama episode is unconvincing THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 January 1990 · page 13

Byzantine Flowers by Louis Nowra Sydney Theatre Company The Wharf…

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Lisa Spinadel au théâtre

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 15 January 1990 · page 20

Ce joli minois est celui de Lisa Spinadel, 21 ans, fille de Spinadel qui a monté pièces de théâtre à Sydney dont,…

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Talent out of control THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 January 1990 · page 14

The Battler Written and performed by Ira Seidenstein Bay Street Theatre…

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Don’t miss Boswell THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 January 1990 · page 14

Boswell for the Defence by Patrick Edgeworth with Leo McKern Seymour Centre…

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Powerful play about Russian deserter THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 January 1990 · page 17

A Place With The Pigs by Athol Fugard Auto Da Fe Theatre Co The Performance Space…

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MOTOR Honda Concerto luxurious, compact

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 January 1990 · page 24

THE “Honda Concerto has appointments that any luxury sedan would be proud of: power steering, power windows, central…

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Chamber Orchestra begins

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 January 1990 · page 23

THE AUSTRALIAN Chamber Orchestra, having already played for the Mostly Mozart series, begins its subscription series on February 24, at 8pm, and next day at 2.30pm with a program that…

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Good value in Ayckbourn THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 January 1990 · page 20

PETER WILLIAMS is getting a great deal of milage (kilometrage?) out of his excellent production of one of the prolific…

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Authentic comedy a fun night out for the girls THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 January 1990 · page 22

NOT SURPRISINGLY, my female companion enjoyed the Ensemble’s first offering of 1990 more than I did — not…

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The Dutch Swing College Band Australia Tour—1990

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 29 January 1990 · page 6

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Haitink en Chailly in Concertgebouw

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 29 January 1990 · page 6

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Cinema of desires Gay and lesbian film week, at the State Film Theatre in Melbourne, Feb 1 -7, and the AFI cinema in Sydney, Feb 8-14. Other states to Be announced

Tribune · Wednesday 31 January 1990 · page 8

That time of year has rolled around again - Mardi Gras in Sydney, an event which is usually celebrated by the AFI with a…

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Delicious stimulus, deep satisfaction DANCE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 February 1990 · page 17

Cafe Sydney Dance Company The Wharf Studio LIKE A GOOD cup of coffee, the Sydney Dance…

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Blood and Honour Blood and Honour, by Alex Harding. Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras production. Belvoir Street Theatre, February 7-25

Tribune · Wednesday 14 February 1990 · page 8

Blood and Honour tells the story of three people: Colin, a gay newsreader, his un-named Mother (very much a capital 'M'…

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Analysts’ Battle THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 16 February 1990 · page 25

Mrs Klein by Nicholas Wright Directed by Aubrey Mellor Northside Theatre, Killara…

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Move over Matthau, here comes Stephenson THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 February 1990 · page 32

NEIL SIMON in 1985 created the role of the slobbish sports writer in The Odd Couple for Walter Matthau and, on stage and TV, it has been his ever since…

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Double paradox of good and bad THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 February 1990 · page 32

The Secret Rapture by David Hare Directed by Rodney Fisher Drama Theatre,…

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