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Clovelly Fox Productions: Grey Gardens review

By Simon Parris on July 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Pretty Woman the Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on July 17, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Stella, a New Australian Musical: review

By Simon Parris on June 14, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Opera Australia: Encore! Songs from the Musicals review

By Simon Parris on May 29, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Anna O’Byrne: Dream album review

By Simon Parris on May 6, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Talented singing actress Anna O’Byrne dazzles with the range and beauty of her crystalline soprano in her debut album Dream, an eclectic collection of gorgeous songs from movies.  

Little Shop of Horrors review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on May 6, 2016 • ( 5 Comments )

The cult musical with the addictive mainstream score, Little Shop of Horrors is given as ingenious and well cast a production as fans could possibly to hope to see.  

Opera Australia: La Bohème review [Melbourne 2016]

By Simon Parris on May 4, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

Evergreen world favourite La Bohème is always a popular choice, and when enhanced by the performances of such glorious singers it is easy to appreciate its enduring appeal.  

Tick, Tick… Boom! review

By Simon Parris on April 23, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The incredible lead performance from Luigi Lucente is just one reason to catch Pursued by Bear’s all too brief season of tick, tick…Boom!.

CROSSxROADS review

By Simon Parris on April 18, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

A terrific cast brings out the very best of brand new Australian musical CROSSxROADS.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: Turandot review

By Simon Parris on April 17, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Now in its fifth year, Opera Australia would seem to have perfected the presentation of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour as a Major Event. This year’s offering, Turandot, is intelligent, lavish, slick […]

Victorian Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor review

By Simon Parris on April 13, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Showcasing the stunning talents of leading lady Jessica Pratt, Victorian Opera presents a highly traditional new staging of Donizetti’s classic bloodbath Lucia di Lammermoor.  

Shuffle Along review

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

An all-star lead cast, stunning costumes and sensational tap choreography provide plenty of entertainment, but, despite all this razzle dazzle, Shuffle Along never really takes flight.  

Hamilton: an American Musical review

By Simon Parris on April 7, 2016 • ( 22 Comments )

Little remains to be said about the success of Broadway mega-smash hit Hamilton, but does it hold up when viewed under the weight of extraordinarily high expectations?

The Color Purple the Musical review [Broadway 2016]

By Simon Parris on April 6, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Scaled down to its very essence, the first Broadway revival of The Color Purple is a life-affirming joy and the singing is out of this world.  

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