Cassie Tongue Cassie Tongue i(10226500 works by)
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1 Dracula Review – A Clever and Playful Victory Lap for Kip Williams’ Gothic Cine-theatre Trilogy Cassie Tongue , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 July 2024;

— Review of Dracula Kip Williams , 2024 single work drama

'Zahra Newman is remarkable in the director’s last production with the company' 

1 STC’s Into the Shimmering World Explores the Emotional Ruins Caused by Natural Disaster Cassie Tongue , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 April 2024;

— Review of Into the Shimmering World Angus Cerini , 2024 single work drama

'Drawing on the harsh realities of drought and flood, STC’s production of Angus Cerini’s Into the Shimmering World  is an exploration of silent shame and suffering.'

1 New Ghosts Theatre Company’s Frame Narrative Cassie Tongue , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 2 April 2024;

— Review of Frame Narrative Emily Sheehan , 2024 single work drama
1 Woof! Review – Hannah Gadsby Refuses to Toe the Line Cassie Tongue , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 March 2024;

— Review of Woof! Hannah Gadsby , 2024 single work drama

'The comedian’s new standup show feels at times like a work in progress – but maybe that’s the point' 

1 Andrew Upton’s Adaptation of The Seagull Cassie Tongue , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 December 2023;

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama

'Andrew Upton’s thoughtful and affecting adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull traverses ideas of art, ambition, passion and change. By Cassie Tongue.' 

1 [Review] Do Not Go Gentle Cassie Tongue , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 3-9 June 2023;

— Review of Do Not Go Gentle... Patricia Cornelius , 2006 single work drama

'The double reality staged in Do Not Go Gentle, Patricia Cornelius’s poetic exploration of ageing and dementia, brings the lives of the disenfranchised into sharp focus. By Cassie Tongue.'

1 Chalkface Cassie Tongue , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 24-30 September 2022;

— Review of Chalkface Angela Betzien , 2022 single work drama
'Chalkface’s use of humour and well-placed barbs contributes to an understanding of the difficulties facing teachers, but the payoff lacks emotional power. By Cassie Tongue.'
1 ‘It beats for its people’ : Lismore Finds Glimmer of Hope in Grief-stricken Community Cassie Tongue , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 13 September 2022;
1 The 15 Greatest Australian Musicals, on Stage and Screen – Sorted Cassie Tongue , Benjamin Neutze , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 August 2022;

— Review of Fangirls Yve Blake , 2019 single work musical theatre ; The Legend of King O'Malley Michael Boddy , Bob Ellis , 1970 single work musical theatre ; Lola Montez Peter Benjamin , Alan Burke , 1958 single work musical theatre ; Bran Nue Dae : A Musical Journey Jimmy Chi , 1990 single work musical theatre ; Only Heaven Knows Alex Harding , 1988 single work musical theatre ; Moulin Rouge! The Musical Baz Luhrmann , John Logan , 2016 single work musical theatre ; The Boy from Oz Nick Enright , Peter Allen , 1998 single work musical theatre ; Keating! A Country Soul Opera Casey Bennetto , 2005 single work musical theatre ; Summer Rain Nick Enright , 1983 single work musical theatre ; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Musical Stephan Elliott , Allan Scott , 2006 single work musical theatre ; Barbara and the Camp Dogs Ursula Yovich , Alana Valentine , 2017 single work musical theatre ; Muriel's Wedding : The Musical P. J. Hogan , 2017 single work musical theatre ; Miracle City Nick Enright , 1996 single work musical theatre
1 [Review] Triple X Cassie Tongue , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 January - 4 February 2022;

— Review of Triple X Glace Chase , 2020 single work drama
'Material aspiration clashes with true romance in Glace Chase’s open-hearted play Triple X. By Cassie Tongue.' 
1 Wherever She Wanders Review – Bold New Australian Play about Rape Culture on Campus Cassie Tongue , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 November 2021;

— Review of Wherever She Wanders Kendall Feaver , 2020 single work drama

'Set in one of Australia’s oldest university colleges, playwright Kendall Feaver proffers big ideas and prowling debates – with no easy answers'

1 [Review] One Man in His Time Cassie Tongue , 2021 single work
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 27 March - 2 April 2021;

— Review of One Man In His Time : John Bell and Shakespeare John Bell , 2021 single work drama

John Bell’s solo show One Man in His Time reveals his mastery of Shakespeare’s language – and the limitations of the classic English writer’s claims to universality. By Cassie Tongue.

1 [Review] Wicked Sisters Cassie Tongue , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 21-27 November 2020;

— Review of Wicked Sisters Alma De Groen , 2002 single work drama

'Returning to the stage after almost two decades, Alma De Groen’s Wicked Sisters now reads like a study of the generational failures of white feminism. By Cassie Tongue.' 

1 New Australian Musical Evie May Is Part of Hayes Theatre's Mission to Cure the Crisis in Our Industry Cassie Tongue , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2018;

'Can a queer, female-led story set in Australia's Tivoli circuit be the next Great Australian Musical?'

1 Australian Playwright Uses Theatre to Interrogate Diagnosis, Treatment of Mental Illness in Young People Cassie Tongue , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2018;

'When Australian playwright Kendall Feaver started researching her first full-length play, she stumbled across a genre of literature she had never heard of, which she describes as "self help for parents — how to actively work out if your child has a mental illness".' (Introduction)

1 Barbara and the Camp Dogs : How One Woman's Anger Became a Rock Show Cassie Tongue , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 18 December 2017;

'Alana Valentine and Ursula Yovich have created a show that defies categorisation: a buddy comedy and a family tragedy, all backed up by an electrifying soundtrack.' 

1 Merciless Gods – Christos Tsiolkas Adaptation Is Brutal, Tender and Unsentimentally Queer Cassie Tongue , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 November 2017;
1 Too Many Onions in the Soup : Farewelling Hannah Gadsby Cassie Tongue , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , May 2017;
'My friend and I met in Wollongong on a Friday night to see Hannah Gadsby’s show, Nanette. It had just won the prestigious Barry Award for most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and friends across the country kept asking me if I would see it.' (Introduction)
1 Black Is the New White Review – Nakkiah Lui Brings Politics to Christmas in Hilarious Family Farce Cassie Tongue , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 May 2017;
'A refreshing take on sitcom tropes, this cinematic new play dishes out big social issues with a whole heap of goofball.'
1 Ladies in Black Review: A Light Show, but Full of Evolving Feeling Cassie Tongue , 2017 single work review essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 January 2017;

— Review of Ladies in Black Carolyn Burns , 2015 single work musical theatre
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