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The Australian Ballet: Bodytorque review

By Simon Parris on August 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on July 16, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

9 to 5 the Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on July 15, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

Antipodes Theatre Company: Passing Strange review

By Simon Parris on June 28, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Six review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on June 24, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Harlequinade review

By Simon Parris on June 18, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

Frozen review [Melbourne 2021]

By Simon Parris on July 15, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

While its title may match the chill of Melbourne winter, the arrival of Frozen brings welcome warmth and theatrical magic as the first major musical to debut locally since March 2020. 

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: King Lear review

By Simon Parris on May 28, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Melbourne Shakespeare Company gives their new “MSC Studio” brand a highly auspicious debut with this confidently condensed, genuinely gripping new staging of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy King Lear. 

Melbourne Opera: Macbeth review

By Simon Parris on May 21, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Their standard ever on the rise, Melbourne Opera assembles a uniformly splendid company of singers to bring out the compelling potency of Verdi’s Macbeth.

Opera Australia: Ernani review [Melbourne 2021]

By Simon Parris on May 14, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Early Verdi chestnut Ernani may be strong on melodious music but the stilted story struggles to take flight despite an interesting directorial concept and a suite of strong performances. 

CLOC Musical Theatre: Priscilla Queen of the Desert review

By Simon Parris on May 12, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

CLOC Musical Theatre makes a spectacular return to the stage, bringing out the full spectrum of heartfelt humanity in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. 

Opera Australia: Aida review [Melbourne 2021]

By Simon Parris on May 11, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

In a suitably grand reopening for Melbourne’s much-loved State Theatre, Opera Australia brings the digital dazzle with their high-tech production of Verdi’s Aida. 

The Wedding Singer review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on May 4, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Shoulder pads, big hair and vivid colours come back to the future in the vibrant Australian premiere season of The Wedding Singer.

Drummer Queens review

By Simon Parris on May 2, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A cleverly conceived musical spectacle, Drummer Queens is boosted by confident theatricality and high production values. 

Fangirls review [Melbourne 2021]

By Simon Parris on May 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Not just an original score but also an original and highly entertaining story, new Australian musical Fangirls explodes onto the Melbourne stage in a very welcome yet all too brief season. 

Red Stitch: The Cane review

By Simon Parris on April 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Riding the crest of the oh-so-politically-correct zeitgeist, The Cane taps into the current craze for scrutinising old sins under today’s standards.

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