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tick, tick…BOOM! review [Melbourne 2023]

By Simon Parris on February 8, 2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Mary Poppins review [Melbourne 2023]

By Simon Parris on February 4, 2023 • ( 9 Comments )

The Australian Ballet School: Summer Season with Butterfly 2022 review

By Simon Parris on December 10, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Friends the Musical Parody review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on December 1, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on November 24, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

A Christmas Carol review [Melbourne 2022]

By Simon Parris on November 23, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

Fangirls review [Melbourne 2021]

By Simon Parris on May 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Not just an original score but also an original and highly entertaining story, new Australian musical Fangirls explodes onto the Melbourne stage in a very welcome yet all too brief season. 

Red Stitch: The Cane review

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

Riding the crest of the oh-so-politically-correct zeitgeist, The Cane taps into the current craze for scrutinising old sins under today’s standards.

Coral Browne: This F**king Lady review

By Simon Parris on April 9, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Amassing a list of lovers almost as long as her list of stage and screen credits, formidable Australian actress Coral Browne left West Footscray to take on the world. Her terrifically titillating […]

Hamilton review [Sydney 2021]

By Simon Parris on March 28, 2021 • ( 5 Comments )

Deservedly drenched with international awards and accolades, megahit musical Hamilton arrives in Australia in pristine form, the terrific local cast members not throwing away their shots at future superstardom.

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

By Simon Parris on March 27, 2021 • ( 3 Comments )

In celebration of the ongoing return to live theatre, Sydney turned on perfect conditions for the opening night of La Traviata on Sydney Harbour. Cancelled exactly a year ago, the excitement of […]

Pinchgut Opera: Monteverdi’s Vespers review [Melbourne]

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

In a very welcome foray to Melbourne, Pinchgut Opera treated a captive audience to a meticulously prepared, splendidly performed concert presentation of Monteverdi’s Vespers. 

Melbourne Shakespeare Company: The Winter’s Tale review

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

As their 2021 autumn tale, Melbourne Shakespeare Company presents a lively, well-judged open-air staging of A Winter’s Tale in the charming surrounds of Central Park Malvern. 

The Australian Ballet: Summertime at the Ballet review

By Simon Parris on February 27, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

With gala presentation Summertime at the Ballet, The Australian Ballet makes a triumphant return to the stage, the stellar quality testament to the sheer determination and dedication of the dancers and musicians to […]

Melbourne Opera: Das Rheingold review

By Simon Parris on February 4, 2021 • ( 7 Comments )

Grandly conceived and splendidly realised, Das Rheingold sees Melbourne Opera scale new heights of grandeur.

Frank Van Straten: Hanky-Panky book review

By Simon Parris on February 3, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

In the new book Hanky-Panky, masterly arts historian Frank Van Straten shines the spotlight on prolific arts impresario Ernest C. Rolls, whose extravagant stage productions entertained Australia in the 1920s and 1930s.

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