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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 )

Opera Australia: Carmen review [Melbourne 2017]

By Simon Parris on May 5, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Emotionally sharp, gorgeously sung and spectacular to behold, Opera Australia’s new Carmen is a production to be treasured.

Kane Alexander – Different Stages: The Broadway Album review

By Simon Parris on May 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

With years of experience on the musical theatre stage, the time is right for Kane Alexander to release his second album, Different Stages: The Broadway Album, a collection of Broadway’s most popular […]

Cabaret review [Melbourne 2017]

By Simon Parris on May 2, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Although its timeless quality and eerily prescient politics make Cabaret ripe for revival, a proliferation of poor directorial choices derails the promise of this new production.

BK Opera: Werther review

By Simon Parris on April 27, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Adding another layer to Melbourne’s burgeoning independent opera scene, BK Opera distinguishes themselves with a fine performance of Massenet’s romantic tragedy Werther.

The Shanghai Ballet: Swan Lake review

By Simon Parris on April 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

The Shanghai Ballet’s highly traditional production of Swan Lake is distinguished by the exquisite use of a huge corps de ballet of angelic dancers.

Aladdin review [Melbourne 2017]

By Simon Parris on April 21, 2017 • ( 8 Comments )

Shining, shimmering, splendid, Aladdin transports audiences on a magic carpet ride to a whole new world of kaleidoscopic intensity.

Sunday in the Park with George review [Broadway 2017]

By Simon Parris on April 13, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

Less is so much more as revered musical Sunday in the Park with George returns to Broadway. The staging may be partial, but the music, humour and heart are all there in […]

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review

By Simon Parris on April 13, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Highly original in style and extraordinarily exuberant in performance energy, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 is a fresh, exciting and affecting new musical.

War Paint review

By Simon Parris on April 12, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

A glossy, if rather slender, new musical, War Paint is a chance to luxuriate in the performances of a pair of Broadway’s greatest divas. Two-time Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine […]

Amélie review

By Simon Parris on April 10, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

As dainty and delectable as a well-cooked soufflé, the new stage musical Amélie is a feather-light confection of pure charm.  

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