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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 )

CLOC Musical Theatre: 42nd Street review

By Simon Parris on May 17, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

CLOC Musical Theatre go into their dance as they celebrate 50 fabulous years of Melbourne music theatre magic.

Let’s Get It On: The Life and Music of Marvin Gaye review

By Simon Parris on May 16, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

An electrifying performance from prolific talent Bert LaBonté anchors Let’s Get It On, a soulful trip down Motown memory lane.

Opera Australia: Carmen review

By Simon Parris on May 15, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

Perennial favourite Carmen returns as a rare autumn blossom, with additional generous touches from Opera Australia making this an immersive night out at the theatre. Atmospheric live music warms the audience before […]

Wicked [Melbourne 2014] review

By Simon Parris on May 11, 2014 • ( 16 Comments )

In the years since musicals dropped off radio playlists and album charts, Wicked was the first show to arrive to a public frenzy of interest and anticipation. Six years later, and now […]

Lyric Opera of Melbourne: The Tender Land review

By Simon Parris on May 3, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Originally written for television and considered too intimate for grand opera houses, Chapel off Chapel proves to be the ideal venue for this lovingly staged production by Lyric Opera. The little-known work […]

Opera Australia: The Turk in Italy review

By Simon Parris on May 2, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Opera Australia brings sunny summer back to Melbourne in this featherlight confection, a neat contrast to the sturm und drang of the season’s other three offerings.

Opera Australia: Eugene Onegin review

By Simon Parris on May 1, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Opera Australia strays from the chocolate box favourites with this all too rare staging of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, a presentation all the more precious for its ingenious concept and glorious singing.

Rocky Horror Show review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on April 27, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

40 years old? Time really is fleeting. But madness has not taken its toll on Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show, still the king of cult camp classics. Craig McLachlan walks away with […]

Opera Australia: Rigoletto review

By Simon Parris on April 24, 2014 • ( 5 Comments )

In an everything-old-is-new-again twist, Opera Australia’s latest production of Verdi’s immortal classic Rigoletto eschews gimmickry and high concept by returning the opera to its original time and place, albeit with a twenty-first […]

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill review

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

Classy, adult entertainment, Audra McDonald’s star turn as late-in-life Billie Holiday is an immersive, affecting, spellbinding experience.

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