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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 )

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. 

Victorian Opera: Seven Deadly Sins review

By Simon Parris on November 7, 2015 • ( 1 Comment )

Victorian Opera’s audience showed great faith in the polish, variety and flair of the company by filling Hamer Hall for an evening where more than half the program consisted of new compositions […]

Life Like Company: City of Angels review

By Simon Parris on November 6, 2015 • ( 6 Comments )

The cream of Australian music theatre talent shine in this most intelligently adult of Broadway musicals.

CitiOpera: La Cenerentola review

By Simon Parris on November 5, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Glorious music is a clear highlight of CitiOpera’s new production of La Cenerentola, with a large orchestra and excellent singers bringing Rossini’s sparkling score to life.

An Evening with Audra McDonald review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on November 1, 2015 • ( 8 Comments )

In an unforgettable evening of song and story, Audra McDonald brought her once-in-a-lifetime voice to Melbourne last night.  

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