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To Barbra, with Love review
A rose-tinted rollick down memory lane, To Barbra, with Love showcases hit after cherished hit as Melbourne Symphony Orchestra complements a terrific quartet of vivacious vocalists. Mining...
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IOpera, Melbourne Opera: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review
Absent from the Melbourne mainstage for over four decades, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny returns to rich life thanks to the combined resources and talents of local independent companies...
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Girl From the North Country review [Melbourne 2022]
Artfully conceived and oh so lovingly crafted, Girl From the North Country tempers a heart rending narrative with the heart soothing balm of more than twenty exquisitely arranged Bob Dylan songs....
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Opera Australia: La Traviata review [Melbourne 2022]
The perfection of this 1994 production makes it hard to be anything but grateful to have the opportunity to enjoy it again. And yet, its very familiarity adds something of an insult to the injury of...
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Opera Australia: Lohengrin review [Melbourne 2022]
In a mighty coup for Melbourne, world-conquering tenor Jonas Kaufmann graces the ranks of Opera Australia for a fully-staged production of Wagner gem Lohengrin. While Kaufmann’s appearance is the...
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Driftwood the Musical review
Lovingly staged and movingly told, new Australian musical Driftwood the Musical is as inspiring as it is involving. A labour of love if ever there was one, Driftwood the Musical is the second...
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Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella review [Melbourne 2022]
A jewel-toned joy, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella transports audiences back to the magic of Broadway’s Golden Age, when an evening of musical theatre meant a magical discovery of new and wondrous...
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Cruel Intentions the ’90s Musical review
A wild ride back to the heady, pre-woke 1990s, Cruel Intentions the ‘90s Musical is a salacious guilty pleasure that has all the makings of a cult classic. With 1999 film Cruel Intentions already...
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MSO: The Music of John Williams review
Already a terrific idea for a symphony orchestra concert, the celebration of the 90th birthday of John Williams is theatrically enhanced by engaging, knowledgeable hosts delving into the music and...
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The Australian Ballet: Kunstkamer review [Melbourne]
The mighty State Theatre stage becomes a bustling, beautiful “room full of art” as The Australian Ballet brings modern masterwork Kunstkamer to Melbourne. “Ouch!” As David Hallberg makes a silky...
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The Australian Ballet: Harlequinade review
Delectable sugar-spun confection Harlequinade plays to the classical strengths of The Australian Ballet, the feather-light work seen at its best in this splendidly danced season. Meticulously...
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Six review [Melbourne 2022]
Guilty pleasure meets mighty girl power as international smash hit musical Six finally makes its Melbourne premiere. The little-show-that-could, Six skyrocketed from the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe...
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Antipodes Theatre Company: Passing Strange review
Antipodes Theatre Company successfully taps into the zeitgeist with the Australian premiere of Passing Strange. Given the current keen interest in diversity, and black voices in particular, Passing...
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9 to 5 the Musical review [Melbourne]
Bubbly, bold and brassy, 9 to 5 the Musical is a well-timed wallop of feel-good fare. Proving an ideal fit for a cinema-to-stage adaptation, hit 1980 movie 9 to 5 provides three leading ladies for the...
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Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell review [Melbourne 2022]
A loving, insightful tribute to an all time great artist, Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell is a wonderful fit of material and performer, with Queenie van de Zandt pouring her heart and soul into the...
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The Australian Ballet: Bodytorque review
Melbourne ballet cognoscenti are treated to an intensely intimate performance as The Australian Ballet presents a long awaited fresh new season of Bodytorque. Pura Vida With a chic foyer that serves...
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Hairspray musical review [Melbourne 2022]
Timeless to Me, Hairspray shakes and shimmies once again, the sheer quality of the show itself shining through just as radiantly at twenty years old. Winner of seven 2003 Tony Awards including Best...
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ILBIJERRI Theatre Company: Heart is a Wasteland review [Melbourne 2022]
Intimately tender and gently compelling, Heart is a Wasteland celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary, sweeping the audience willingly along on a highly personal musical road trip. Firstly, a...
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Melbourne Opera: Lucrezia Borgia review
Generously staged and splendidly sung, bel canto gem Lucrezia Borgia sparkles under the loving polish of Melbourne Opera. Not seen for some thirty years in Melbourne, Gaetano Donizetti’s tight,...
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Come From Away review [Melbourne 2022]
The wellspring of theatrical joy bubbles over once more as international hit musical Come From Away lands in Melbourne for its warmly welcome third season. Snippily dubbed the “9-11 musical,” Come...
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