Author: Elliott
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Bun Bun and Sum – The Old Quarter
As a second burger of the day, the Bun Bun and Sum by The Old Quarter had a lot running against it. I ordered it via Delivereasy and ate it in front of a YouTube video that was competing with it for my full attention. It’s messy, saucy and I needed gloves to scoff it… Read more
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Heart of Gold – Foxglove
Sometimes, a burger’s just gotta be a classic. Patty, onions, pickles, cheese, bread. Nothing too special, nothing too grand. You’d be forgiven for believing The Heart of Gold at Foxglove is such a burger. It is unassuming, comes wrapped in brown paper and starts leaking juices the moment you pick it up. For all intents… Read more
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Shiver Me Timbers – Bebemos
Stepping into Newtown for me is strange, like uncharted waters. How fitting that my first burger of Burger Welly is Bebemos’ Shiver Me Tenders, a stack of chicken and pepper that is jsut such a joy to tuck into. Bebemos provides three condiments; the queso, the birria and the salsa. The queso, I’m warned, is… Read more
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Your Body Is A Wasteland
CW: Illness, Suicide, Body Horror, Death, Swearing Note: This review will not contain spoilers. I have a friend. His name’s Sai and for as long as I’ve known him, he’s been in pain. I always admired his tenacity, and his ability to smile and be endlessly positive, and I made sure he knew that. I… Read more
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Two Girls One Gun
Note: This review does not contain spoilers. Risk is inherent in anything we do. At any point, things can go wrong for any little thing. You could spill your tea walking over to the computer to write a review. You could accidentally blind a performer with a laser pointer they’ve given you pre-show. You could… Read more
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When We Were Us
NOTE: This review will not contain spoilers Break-ups aren’t easy. If you’re lucky, it’s amicable. You know where to go next, and you learn from your mistakes. You get closure. This is a play about a couple who aren’t so lucky. When We Were Us is a musical, written and composed by Kiwi-Canadian Catherine Zulver.… Read more
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Boys and Girls at the School Silent Disco
At the core of any conflict, there is a fundamental rift in idealogies. Choosing to hold steadfast to your guns or to yield your position depends on your ego, and whether or not you end up friends at the end of it all depends on how much of it you’re willing to put aside. Only… Read more
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Murder Club
A good criminal gang needs roles. Fixers, drivers, the kind of people who look at impossible odds and say ‘I’m in’. Each one with a specific set of skills that allows them to pull off that one last job before they can retire forever. This is no different. Murder Club is yet another madcap idea… Read more
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A Muse
We all seek inspiration. Some of us look to our partners. Others seek it from the cosmos. And some seek it on-stage in front of an obsessed live audience. A Muse has Jak Darling searching for just that in a series of introspective, naughty, and aggressively non-binary vignettes that never cease to draw heavy swaths… Read more
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Fame or Die
There’s a sort of desperation that makes people go insane. Sometimes the desire for something is so strong, you’d cast all common sense aside in its pursuit. You’d betray for it, you’d die for it, you’d sell your soul to the devil for it. Tonight I witnessed that desperation in a perfect, hilarious distilled form… Read more