The perfect idea for a show, The Songs of James Bond features a tremendous orchestra, strong singers and plenty of eye-catching graphic projections. The missing ingredient, however, is a director with theatrical […]
The Songs of James Bond review
A Murder is Announced review [Melbourne]
A Halloween opening night for a murder mystery set on Friday the 13th – how perfect. Above the charms of wily Miss Marple and the quirky, shadowy residents of Chipping Cleghorn, this […]
The Production Company: The Pirates of Penzance review
A highly attractive concert setting, superb music and some glorious singing mark the return of those crowd-pleasing Pirates of Penzance. While energy is effervescently high, the comic results of sight gags and […]
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels review [Sydney]
A dream cast lands all the outrageous laughs in this delectably hilarious new musical.
Grease review [Sydney]
Forget brains, brawn or beauty, when I was in primary school, social status came down to one factor: whether you had the Grease 2LP soundtrack*. The passage of time now adds a […]
OSMaD: The Music Man review
OSMaD transports audiences back to Broadway’s Golden Age in this meticulously crafted, beautifully performed production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Entertainment on a lavish scale, the staging boasts a massive cast […]
CLOC Musical Theatre: Guys and Dolls review
Sensational costumes, well-designed sets and wonderful music are highlights of CLOC’s second 2013 offering, the immortal Broadway classic Guys and Dolls. Slick though many aspects of the production may be, however, the […]
Victorian Opera: The Magic Pudding review
Excellent writing, inventive staging and a talented young opera cast result in a delightfully charming, family friendly, dinky di, true blue production.
Cho Cho review
A unique collaboration between Arts Centre Melbourne, Playking Productions and National Theatre of China sees the return of this re-imagining of the classic tale of Cio-Cio San, tragic heroine of Puccini’s beloved […]
The Graduate review [Melbourne]
Despite its shock value having expired decades ago, fascination in the coming of age fable The Graduate remains strong. Whether due to current Mad Men-fueled interest in the 1960s, memories of the […]
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