Review: Closer (La Boite)
Patrick Marber's landmark drama still has the power to shove a new generation of audiences out of their comfort zone.
Olivia Stewart has drawn on her professional performance experience to specialise as a dance writer since 1992. Based in Brisbane, she was The Courier-Mail dance writer from 1995–2016 and The Bulletin’s Queensland dance critic 1998–2002. She currently freelances for Limelight and Dance Australia.
Patrick Marber's landmark drama still has the power to shove a new generation of audiences out of their comfort zone.
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Queensland Ballet yet again delivers a MacMillan classic with aplomb, and in the process two young leads soar to become company stars.
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