Cloudstreet review – opera version of Tim Winton's classic revels in Australianisms

Her Majesty’s Theatre, State Opera South Australia, AdelaideCompressing the 427-page tome into a three-hour opera reduces moments of poignancy into mere oddities but a slower second act offers better immersionCloudsteet, Tim Winton’s 1991 story of the Lambs and the Pickles sharing the house at No 1 Cloud Street, frequently comes out on top of lists of Australia’s favourite novel. Following the two working-class families over 20 years in postwar Australia, the weighty 427-pag...

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