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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 )

STC: All My Sons review

By Simon Parris on June 22, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Immaculately cast and splendidly produced by Sydney Theatre Company, Arthur Miller’s searing family drama All My Sons bears ongoing relevance.

Opera Australia: Carmen review [Sydney 2016]

By Simon Parris on June 22, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Veteran stage director John Bell helms an emotionally taut new production of Carmen, contrasting the savage drama with the gaudy frivolity of everyday life. This premiere season is set apart by an […]

Helpmann Nominations 2016 Announced

By Simon Parris on June 20, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Covering a unique mix of opera, dance, music theatre, plays, live music and more, the 2016 Helpmann Nominations were announced this evening at performing arts venues around Australia. Read on for all […]

The Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on June 8, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

The Melbourne return of Stephen Baynes’ Swan Lake is distinguished by absolutely superb lead performances from two of The Australian Ballet’s most loved Principal Artists.

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: Il Signor Bruschino review

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Glistening with hand polished sparkle, Lyric Opera’s colourful new staging of Rossini’s one-act comedy Il Signor Bruschino is a frothy delight. 

Songs for a New World review

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

A cherished favourite of many a music theatre fan, Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World shimmers with intensity in this powerfully sung new staging by Blue Saint Productions. 

Follies in Concert review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on May 25, 2016 • ( 13 Comments )

Superb direction and electric performances makes this presentation of Follies in Concert far more than a rose-tinted trip down memory lane.

Malthouse Theatre: The Glass Menagerie review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on May 21, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

In an eagerly awaited boon for Melbourne theatregoers, Malthouse Theatre hosts Belvoir’s acclaimed 2014 staging of The Glass Menagerie. The meticulous production shows the riches to be uncovered in treating a classic […]

The Sound of Music review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on May 20, 2016 • ( 7 Comments )

Perhaps it is the same everywhere, but The Sound of Music seems to have always held a special place in the hearts of Melbourne theatregoers. This polished production is set to continue […]

Opera Australia: Luisa Miller review [Melbourne 2016]

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

A superb company of singers and a gleaming black and white staging bring an air of polished perfection to this Melbourne season of rarely-seem Verdi opera Luisa Miller.  

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