The Stuttgart Ballet: The Sleeping Ballet review [Melbourne 2026]
While The Australian Ballet tours to the USA, guest company The Stuttgart Ballet treats Melbourne to the dreamy dance delights of their pristine classical production of The Sleeping Beauty.
Victorian Opera: The Spare Room review
Artfully created with tender care and expertly performed with empathetic insight, world premiere opera The Spare Room is an engrossing and affecting work.
Soundworks Productions: Sweeney Todd review
Soundworks Productions combines an intriguing concept with a “killer” cast to breathe fresh life into grand guignol classic Sweeney Todd.
Melbourne Opera: Il Trovatore review
Melbourne Opera is at the height of their powers as they deliver a truly thrilling new production of Verdi classic Il Trovatore. Musical excellence and compelling dramatic action are perfectly balanced in […]
Clovelly Fox Productions: Grey Gardens review
Ever intriguing boutique musical Grey Gardens makes a very welcome Melbourne return in this insightfully directed, splendidly cast new production.
Pretty Woman the Musical review [Melbourne]
Bright and breezy, Pretty Woman the Musical is bolstered by a terrific Australian cast, working at the height of the powers on this final leg of the Australian tour.
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) review [Melbourne]
An ideal winter warmer, hit UK comedy Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) makes its Australian premiere in sturdy form, with a terrific triple-threat local cast earning a cavalcade of laughs.
Stella, a New Australian Musical: review
The world premiere of Stella, a new Australian musical, tells the stirring and affecting life story of literary great Stella Miles Franklin with fitting confidence and winning style.
The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2026]
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
“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 […]
