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The Book of Mormon review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Cluedo review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on February 11, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Victorian Opera: The Pirates of Penzance review [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

2015 Music Theatre Year in Review

By Simon Parris on December 24, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

World premieres abounded, boutique musicals thrived and revivals continued arriving in the 2015 year of musical theatre.

Georgy Girl the Seekers Musical review

By Simon Parris on December 23, 2015 • ( 5 Comments )

Bathing nostalgia in the warmest possible glow, Georgy Girl is a rose coloured trip down memory lane, with exceptionally engaging performances and glorious harmonies being two of the chief attractions.

Cats review [Melbourne 2015]

By Simon Parris on December 21, 2015 • ( 7 Comments )

Cats lets the memory live again, with a new revival only five years after the last one.

Georgy Girl the Seekers Musical sneak peek

By Simon Parris on December 20, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

With the official World Premiere of Australian musical Georgy Girl only two days away, producers allowed media a sneak peek of the production this morning.

The Sound of Music review [Sydney 2015]

By Simon Parris on December 18, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

He may be a week early, but Santa has delivered the music theatre revival we have all been waiting for. Attractive designs, intelligent, respectful direction and a knockout cast combine to create […]

The Sound of Music sneak peek [Sydney 2015]

By Simon Parris on December 17, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

A lavish production of one of the world’s most beloved musicals is set to open in Sydney ahead of an Australian tour.

2015 Opera Year in Review

By Simon Parris on December 14, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Concerts and boutique productions flourished, a modern opera premiere swept its categories in the Helpmann Awards and a host visiting stars graced our stages in the 2015 year of opera.

The Production Company: Jerry’s Girls review

By Simon Parris on November 22, 2015 • ( 7 Comments )

The Production Company’s staging of Jerry’s Girls delivers, as promised, Australia’s leading ladies and Broadway’s greatest showstoppers. If these elements were presented on their own merits, the show would most likely be […]

Opera Australia: The Elixir of Love review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on November 22, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

As frothily effervescent as a freshly shaken bottle of Coke, this blue chip 2001 production bubbles over with amusing delight.

Opera Australia: The Marriage of Figaro review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on November 13, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

Played straight and true, characterful comedy The Marriage of Figaro is all the funnier. 

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