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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 )

CenterStage Geelong: Rent review

By Simon Parris on June 28, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Seminal modern classic Rent is given a layered, energetic production by up-and-coming community theatre company CenterStage Geelong.

Ruthless! The Musical review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on June 26, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Wickedly funny musical Ruthless! is the irresistible chance to see a bevy of brilliant actresses in an intimate setting.

Strictly Ballroom the Musical review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on June 25, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

Impossibly spectacular, Strictly Ballroom the Musical is a lavish, eye-popping extravaganza with a heartfelt story at its core.

Euan Doidge: Let It Sing album review

By Simon Parris on June 22, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

On the eve of his biggest stage role to date, multi-talented young music theatre performer Euan Doidge has released a classy, emotionally charged album of handpicked millennial musical tracks.

The Australian Ballet: Imperial Suite review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 21, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

A pair of classical treasures, Ballet Imperial and Suite en Blanc make a neatly balanced midyear complement to the streamlined modern dance of Chroma. With nary a trace of narrative or character, […]

The Australian Ballet: Bodytorque.DNA review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 18, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Melbourne audiences finally have the opportunity to experience Bodytorque as The Australian Ballet presents an evening of brand new choreography.

The King and I review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 13, 2014 • ( 20 Comments )

Out of mothballs after 23 years, and polished to a sterling gleam, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I whistles its happy tune once more.

The Australian Ballet: Chroma review

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2014 • ( 13 Comments )

An intimate celebration of the beauty of the human form in dance, Chroma is a thoughtfully curated presentation of the work of a wide range of contributing artists.

Gertrude Opera: The Consul review

By Simon Parris on May 19, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

“Must we all die then, just because there are too many of us?” So asks Magda Sorel in Gian Carlo Menotti’s absorbing human drama The Consul, a 64-year-old opera that could have […]

Victorian Opera: La Traviata review

By Simon Parris on May 18, 2014 • ( 14 Comments )

In one of Melbourne’s most keenly anticipated opera events of the year, the wait to hear Australia’s own Jessica Pratt in La Traviata has been well worth it.

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