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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
1 Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical Review – It Looks the Part but Leaves a Bitter Aftertaste Cassie Tongue , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 7 October 2016;
— Review of Dream Lover : The Bobby Darin Musical Frank Howson , John-Michael Howson , 2016 single work musical theatre
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