Collingwood brought to dramatic life, but without one vital ingredient
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By Cameron Woodhead
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Caroline Lee and Jem Lai in Single Ladies at Red Stitch.
Credit:Jodie Hutchinson
The neighbourhood, a rough diamond, has industrial and working-class roots. It has long been home to a close-knit Aboriginal community and a thriving LGBTI scene, to waves of migrants and bohemians as well as rough sleepers and heroin dealers.
Having lived in the area for decades, I have an up-close-and-personal lens on this play’s struggle to capture its soul.