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The Australian Ballet: Flora review

By Simon Parris on March 13, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

OVATION concert review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on March 8, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Signature Works [Melbourne 2026]

By Simon Parris on February 28, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

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.

Met Opera: I Puritani review

By Simon Parris on April 19, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

Although static direction and dated scenery plague this production of I Puritani, beautiful singing thankfully makes some compensation towards salvaging the evening’s entertainment.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch [Broadway 2014] review

By Simon Parris on April 18, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

Neil Patrick Harris, working at the height of his powers, gives an unforgettable, tour de force performance in this perfectly chosen star vehicle. The fact that Harris’ sitcom fans will feature heavily […]

Les Miserables [Broadway 2014] review

By Simon Parris on April 17, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Do You See The People Spin? Not any more, in this epic new production of the world’s favourite musical.

The Bridges of Madison County [Broadway Musical] review

By Simon Parris on April 16, 2014 • ( 7 Comments )

Rapturously beautiful music flows throughout this new, almost chamber-sized musical. The gently paced, very adult romance is absorbing, and leads to a poignantly affecting conclusion.

Heathers the Musical review

By Simon Parris on April 15, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Off-Broadway gets in on the movie adaptation act with this lively, technicolor musical that opened on 31 March, 25 years to the day since the cult classic opened in cinemas. The blacker-than-pitch […]

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder review

By Simon Parris on April 14, 2014 • ( 4 Comments )

Utterly charming in concept, form and execution, the originality of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a breath of fresh air in the modern-day miasma of movie-musicals.Nifty performances, snazzy design […]

Rocky [Broadway Musical] review

By Simon Parris on April 14, 2014 • ( 5 Comments )

Rocky could have been a contender. Blue chip title, beloved song writing team, high production values, legendary Broadway house. The final twenty or so minutes are quite exhilarating, but they come too […]

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