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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 )

Pursued by Bear: First Date the Musical review

By Simon Parris on September 4, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Pursued by Bear premieres 2013 Broadway musical First Date in an impressively produced, enthusiastically performed all too brief season.

Bangarra Dance Theatre: OUR Land People Stories review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on September 3, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

In a highly affecting and inspiring trio of works, Bangarra Dance Theatre acknowledges and celebrates history, family and art in OUR land people stories.

We Will Rock You review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on September 2, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Bone shakingly loud and blindingly bright, We Will Rock You retains, and revels in, its rock concert vibe in this updated Australian revival.

Around The World in 80 Days review

By Simon Parris on August 28, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

A talented cast and a handsome production partially compensate for an utterly pedestrian stage adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days. 

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.

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