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Red Stitch: The Cane review

By Simon Parris on April 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Coral Browne: This F**king Lady review

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Hamilton review [Sydney 2021]

By Simon Parris on March 28, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: La Traviata review [2021]

By Simon Parris on March 27, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Pinchgut Opera: Monteverdi’s Vespers review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 26, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: The Winter’s Tale review

By Simon Parris on March 7, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Opera Australia: Il Viaggio a Reims review [Melbourne 2019]

By Simon Parris on May 25, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

Delightfully daffy and sumptuously sung, Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims is the equivalent of a rich operatic dessert: featherlight layers of delectable pleasure with many a sweet hidden treat.

The Production Company: Lazarus review

By Simon Parris on May 22, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

A fringe show juxtaposed into a mainstream season, Lazarus trades the safe for the surreal, presenting David Bowie’s cherished music in a decidedly enigmatic experience.

CLOC Musical Theatre: Kinky Boots review

By Simon Parris on May 19, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Benefitting from CLOC Musical Theatre’s traditionally boffo level of spectacle, the heart and sole soul of Kinky Boots lights up the Melbourne stage once more.

Opera Australia: Così fan tutte review [Melbourne 2019]

By Simon Parris on May 15, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )

Intelligently conceived and handsomely staged, Sir David McVicar’s production of Così fan tutte matches elegance and wit with the simple pleasure of Mozart’s heavenly music.

Opera Australia: Rigoletto review [Melbourne 2019]

By Simon Parris on May 12, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Verdi’s richly melodious tragedy glistens again as Opera Australia returns its much loved Moshinsky staging of Rigoletto to the Melbourne stage.

Melbourne Theatre Company: Così review

By Simon Parris on May 5, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Much loved, oft-produced Australian comedy Così is treated to a rather lavish revival in this co-production from Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company.

Barnum review [Melbourne 2019]

By Simon Parris on May 3, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

An all too rare independent musical theatre production, the new Australian staging of Barnum sees Todd McKenney embrace the chance to play iconic huckster P. T. Barnum.

Opera Australia: West Side Story review [Melbourne 2019]

By Simon Parris on April 10, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Opera Australia complements their dazzling new outdoor production of West Side Story in Sydney with the return of this traditional staging to Melbourne, differentiating the casting by showcasing a new generation of fresh […]

Muriel’s Wedding the Musical review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 24, 2019 • ( 13 Comments )

It’s Broadway meets Broadbeach, as hotly anticipated Muriel’s Wedding the Musical arrives on the Melbourne stage with a sizzling splash.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story review

By Simon Parris on March 23, 2019 • ( 7 Comments )

A brilliant choice for the first musical to be presented as the annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, West Side Story is given lavish, large scale treatment in what is essentially a […]

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