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Cats review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australia Pops Orchestra: New Year’s Eve Gala Concerts review

By Simon Parris on December 30, 2025 • ( 6 Comments )

Anastasia review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on December 29, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra: The Idols of Musical Theatre review

By Simon Parris on December 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

OSMaD: Come From Away review

By Simon Parris on December 6, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Paddington the Musical review

By Simon Parris on November 19, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Groundhog Day the Musical review

By Simon Parris on April 4, 2017 • ( 8 Comments )

Reuniting many of the high wattage talents behind Matilda, new musical Groundhog Day is a slickly produced, crowd-pleasing show in the best Broadway tradition.

In Transit review

By Simon Parris on April 3, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

New Broadway musical In Transit is doubly unique, winning points for both its originality and for being an entirely performed a cappella.

Sunset Boulevard review [Broadway 2017]

By Simon Parris on April 3, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

To borrow Norma Desmond’s expression, Glenn Close is enjoying a phenomenal “return” to Broadway, and to her 1994 Tony-winning role, with this unique, glossy, concert-like staging of Sunset Boulevard.

Victorian Opera: The Princess and the Pea review

By Simon Parris on March 26, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Victorian Opera presented another authentic introductory opera experience with this highly accessible, sweetly amusing production of The Princess and the Pea.

The Australian Ballet: Faster review

By Simon Parris on March 18, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Presenting an expertly curated mixed program, The Australian Ballet begins it Melbourne 2017 season in superb form. Faster showcases the company with a well-matched trio of cutting edge contemporary works, two of […]

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: The Japanese Princess review

By Simon Parris on March 16, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Lyric Opera of Melbourne continues to enrich the local opera scene with eclectic selections that are beautifully produced. The Japanese Princess is a charming beginning to the company’s 2017 season.

Melbourne Opera: H.M.S. Pinafore review

By Simon Parris on March 15, 2017 • ( 4 Comments )

Let’s Give Three Cheers and One Cheer More for the hardy team at Melbourne Opera. This skillful, lovingly reverential production of H.M.S. Pinafore is the sparkling gem that Melbourne Gilbert and Sullivan […]

Victorian Opera: The Sleeping Beauty review

By Simon Parris on March 12, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Victorian Opera is at its imaginatively creative best with this beautifully realised and gorgeously sung production of Respighi’s The Sleeping Beauty.

StageArt: The Full Monty review

By Simon Parris on March 5, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Independent Melbourne company StageArt begins 2017 with a confident, large-scale production of 2000 Broadway musical The Full Monty, capably demonstrating that they can fill the stage and auditorium of a much larger […]

Ladies in Black review [Melbourne 2017]

By Simon Parris on March 1, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

Original Australian musical Ladies in Black retains its down to earth charm in this welcome national tour.

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