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Afterglow review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 3, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

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.  

StageArt: Titanic the Musical review

By Simon Parris on July 10, 2016 • ( 9 Comments )

Reconfigured as a chamber musical for 20 performers and six musicians, 1997 Best Musical Tony Award winner Titanic makes for a dream boutique production. StageArt has raised the bar again, presenting a […]

The Sol III Company: Desire Under the Elms review

By Simon Parris on July 9, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Eugene O’Neill’s poetically titled 1924 tragedy Desire Under the Elms retains an alluring and potentially affecting premise. While The Sol III Company’s new production contains many admirable elements, the scope of the […]

Einstein: Master of the Universe review

By Simon Parris on July 2, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The world premiere season of Australian musical Einstein: Master of the Universe introduces an exciting new composing talent in Jess Newman.

Houston Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on July 1, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

Lavishly produced on a grand scale, it is the intimate, intricate details that really distinguish Houston Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, a very welcome addition to The Australian Ballet’s 2016 season.

You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 24, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

You’re a good show, Charlie Brown You’re the kind of production we need You have ability, top quality, and a type of value that is very rare indeed. This pristine production of […]

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