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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 )

Disney: Hercules review [West End 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 18, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Just For One Day review [London 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 14, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Hair review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on November 1, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

CLOC Musical Theatre: & Juliet review

By Simon Parris on October 16, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Beast review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on August 28, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

An all new touring production of provocative 2013 MTC hit The Beast wraps shocking behaviour in laugh out loud comedy.

The Production Company: Curtains review

By Simon Parris on August 21, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Brimming with toe tapping tunes and laugh-out-loud puns and punchlines, the Australian professional premiere of Curtains is a fresh, welcome entry to the 2016 Melbourne music theatre season.

Melbourne Opera: Tannhäuser review

By Simon Parris on August 18, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

Melbourne Opera makes a quantum leap in scale of production, crossing Collins St to present a majestic, immensely satisfying production of Tannhäuser at the Regent Theatre.

Victorian Opera: Laughter and Tears review

By Simon Parris on August 14, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Leaders in arts innovation, Victorian Opera delivers ingeniously conceived new program Laughter and Tears, the entertainment value of which is significantly enhanced by a fruitful collaboration with Circus Oz.

Avenue Q review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on August 5, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Back to charm a new generation of theatregoers, Avenue Q is as tuneful, hilarious and relevant as ever in this confidently staged revival production.

Victorian Opera: The Pied Piper review

By Simon Parris on July 29, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Prolific producers of new work, Victorian Opera again caters for family audiences with The Pied Piper, an original composition by Artistic Director Richard Mills.

Roberto Alagna in Concert review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on July 28, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Frolicking on stage with lighthearted abandon, charismatic superstar tenor Roberto Alagna set aside his operatic repertoire for an evening of Neapolitan songs.

The Production Company: Funny Girl review

By Simon Parris on July 24, 2016 • ( 15 Comments )

Caroline O’Connor is the Greatest Star in The Production Company’s sensational new staging of legendary Broadway classic Funny Girl, a lavish production lifted to heights of greatness by the supreme confidence and […]

Victorian Opera: Cinderella review

By Simon Parris on July 17, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Victorian Opera, in partnership with Victorian Arts Centre, continues their quest to introduce children to opera with a neatly edited, attractively staged production of Massenet’s Cinderella (Cendrillon).

Opera Australia: The Marriage of Figaro review [2016-2017 regional tour]

By Simon Parris on July 16, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Michael Gow’s adaptation and direction enhance the whimsical delight of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro in Opera Australia’s highly accessible, thoroughly entertaining new touring production.  

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