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The Australian Ballet: Flora review

By Simon Parris on March 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

OVATION concert review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 8, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Signature Works [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 28, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Book of Mormon review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Cluedo review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on February 11, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Victorian Opera: The Pirates of Penzance review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Girl From the North Country review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on May 5, 2022 • ( 9 Comments )

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. 

IOpera, Melbourne Opera: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny review

By Simon Parris on May 2, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

To Barbra, with Love review

By Simon Parris on April 22, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

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. 

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: The Phantom of the Opera review

By Simon Parris on March 26, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

A perfect choice for the grand Handa Opera treatment, beloved classic The Phantom of the Opera has never looked so spectacular. 

Hamilton review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on March 25, 2022 • ( 9 Comments )

Australia’s theatre capital takes its turn to host the Room Where It Happens, as Hamilton arrives in sensational form, setting off a theatrical powder keg at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne.

An American in Paris review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 21, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )

Swoon-worthy dance and design grace the mighty State Theatre as international hit musical An American in Paris jetés into town. 

Next to Normal review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on March 20, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The crackling electricity of rock musical Next to Normal lights up Chapel off Chapel in a deeply affecting production, centred upon the exquisite lead performance of Queenie van de Zandt.

Theatrical: If/Then review

By Simon Parris on March 5, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Powerhouse vocals distinguish the very welcome season of 2014 Broadway musical If/Then, neatly produced by burgeoning local company Theatrical.

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By Simon Parris on February 27, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

In idyllic surrounds, A Midsummer Night’s Dream makes for charming end-of-summer entertainment, the youthful hijinks brought merrily to life by Melbourne Shakespeare Company.

The Australian Ballet: Anna Karenina review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on February 26, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

Roaring back to the stage, The Australian Ballet triumphs with the twice-delayed Anna Karenina, a major new work that is steeped in tradition and yet boldly staged at the vanguard of contemporary […]

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