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Waitress the Musical review [Australia 2026]

By Simon Parris

The Book of Mormon review [Melbourne 2026]

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Cluedo review [Melbourne]

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Cats review [Melbourne 2025]

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The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals review

By Simon Parris on May 29, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on May 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Waitress the Musical review [Australia 2026]

By Simon Parris on May 8, 2026 • ( 3 Comments )

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni review [2026]

By Simon Parris on April 27, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Schmigadoon review [Broadway 2026]

By Simon Parris on April 6, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Making a welcome return to the Melbourne stage after only four years, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet consolidates its position as a treasured favourite of dancers and audiences alike. 

Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals review

By Simon Parris on May 29, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

“I dreamed last night I got on the boat to heaven.” So goes the encore to Encores! Songs from the Musicals, a lyric that proves entirely apt for the thrilling experience of […]

Opera Australia: Gilbert & Sullivan – A Musical Celebration review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on May 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Opera Australia presents a glorious tribute to the evergreen canon of Gilbert & Sullivan, long revered composers of their own special topsy-turvy style of operetta.  What a difference a director makes. Where […]

Melbourne Opera: Don Giovanni review [2026]

By Simon Parris on April 27, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Splendid singing is the key attraction of this relatively understated staging of Mozart classic Don Giovanni, performed with a specific focus on the alternate title The Rake Punished. 

Schmigadoon review [Broadway 2026]

By Simon Parris on April 6, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Lovingly and lavishly crafted, the stage version of fantastical musical theatre parody Schmigadoon arrives on Broadway in pristine form. 

The Rocky Horror Show review [Broadway 2026]

By Simon Parris on April 4, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

The world’s favourite adult pantomime returns to Broadway in a splashy, starry new revival.

The Lost Boys musical review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on April 3, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Spectacular staging is a clear highlight of The Lost Boys, diverting attention from the rather dreary rock score. 

Beaches the musical review [Broadway 2026]

By Simon Parris on April 1, 2026 • ( 3 Comments )

A terrific score in the classic Broadway style distinguishes new musical Beaches, a screen-to-stage adaptation happily heaving with heart and humour. 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on March 31, 2026 • ( 3 Comments )

In an extraordinarily synergistic match of concept and material, Cats: The Jellicle Ball explodes with giddy energy and fiery passion.

Ragtime review [Broadway 2026]

By Simon Parris on March 30, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

A towering achievement, the timely second revival of Ragtime sees the beloved musical emerge as the white hot hit it was always destined to be.

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