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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 )

Met Opera: Luisa Miller review

By Simon Parris on April 4, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Verdi’s Luisa Miller may be on lower rotation than many of his other works, but the casting of three operatic superstars presents the work in its very best light.

My Fair Lady review [Broadway 2018]

By Simon Parris on April 2, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

The jewel in the crown of Broadway’s golden age, My Fair Lady is masterfully revived by director  Bartlett Sher and his dream team of collaborators.  

Once On This Island review [Broadway]

By Simon Parris on March 30, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s 1990 musical Once On This Island is back on Broadway in an immersive, in-the-round production that brims with warmth and invention.

In The Heights review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on March 25, 2018 • ( 4 Comments )

It’s Sydney’s turn to discover the joys of In The Heights, and this electric new production is the ideal introduction.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: La Bohème review

By Simon Parris on March 24, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

Opera Australia neatly balances the spectacular with the intimate as the seventh season of firmly established opera attraction Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour turns its sights on one of the world’s most […]

StageArt: Bare the Musical review

By Simon Parris on March 22, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

A slick production, excellent direction and an incredibly talented cast elevate the material on offer as cult favourite Bare makes a return to the Melbourne stage.

The Australian Ballet: Murphy review

By Simon Parris on March 17, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

The Australian Ballet honours and celebrates their extraordinary 50-year association with Australian living legend and national treasure Graeme Murphy in the lovingly curated new mixed program, Murphy.

Calamity Jane review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 15, 2018 • ( 8 Comments )

Whip crack away! The Deadwood Stage has made a very special trip down from Sydney to deliver this rollicking hit production of Calamity Jane to the musical-loving theatregoers of Melbourne.

Watch This: A Little Night Music review

By Simon Parris on March 2, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

It may be the first day of autumn, but the smiles of a summer night can be enjoyed in this welcome revival of rapturously melodic musical A Little Night Music.

Green Day’s America Idiot review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 1, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Transplanting a punk pop album onto a musical theatre stage proves an inspired concept as Melbourne embraces the electric energy of Green Day’s American Idiot.

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