Review: Escaped Alone/What If If Only (Melbourne Theatre Company)
A short, sharply written double bill showcases great British playwright Caryl Churchill.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
A short, sharply written double bill showcases great British playwright Caryl Churchill.
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