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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]

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Afterglow review [Melbourne 2026]

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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 )

The Lion King review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on December 13, 2013 • ( 15 Comments )

Ingeniously spectacular and unashamedly sentimental, The Lion King is the ultimate live theatre experience, provoking the full range an abundance of spine tingles, goose bumps, laughter and tears.

2013 Music Theatre Year in Review

By Simon Parris on December 12, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

Boutique productions abounded this year, highlighting the expensive risk of full-scale commercial productions. Fortunately, smaller budgets for sets and costumes have no impact on the quality of the performances, with compelling acting […]

The Lion King Sydney: Sneak Peek

By Simon Parris on December 11, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

Ahead of tomorrow’s opening night, producers of the eagerly awaited return Australian season of The Lion King invited media for a glimpse at the spectacular costumes, innovative masks, gorgeous lighting and talented […]

Melbourne Opera: Rienzi review

By Simon Parris on December 9, 2013 • ( 1 Comment )

Melbourne Opera made a terrific contribution to the Melbourne Ring Festival with their concert performance of Richard Wagner’s early operatic success, Rienzi. A blaze of stirring choruses and heroic solos, the glorious […]

The Sound of Music Live! review

By Simon Parris on December 6, 2013 • ( 9 Comments )

The airwaves were alive with The Sound of Music last night as US network NBC premiered their eagerly anticipated holiday special that they, along with theatre fans around the word, hope will […]

Opera Australia: The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013: Götterdämmerung

By Simon Parris on November 25, 2013 • ( 5 Comments )

****Read Man in Chair’s 2016 review of Götterdämmerung.**** Götterdämmerung, or The Twilight of the Gods, see Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle reach its fiery conclusion. Previously, on The Melbourne Ring Cycle, giant Fafner […]

Carrie the Musical review [Sydney]

By Simon Parris on November 24, 2013 • ( 5 Comments )

On a humid Sydney afternoon, with crashing thunder that seemed to be created by Carrie herself, Squabbalogic’s Australian premiere season of infamous musical Carrie continued its successful run at Sydney Seymour Centre. […]

Playing Rock Hudson review

By Simon Parris on November 23, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

More than an iconic, beloved movie star from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Rock Hudson has come to represent a massive turning point in gay history, both in relation to coming out […]

Opera Australia: The Melbourne Ring Cycle 2013: Siegfried

By Simon Parris on November 22, 2013 • ( 6 Comments )

****Read Man in Chair’s 2016 review of Siegfried.**** Arriving at the heroic action at the heart of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle, the title character of tonight’s installment is the one destined to […]

An Evening with Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on November 22, 2013 • ( 7 Comments )

Hamer Hall has been popular with Melbourne’s music theatre cognoscenti this year, a place we have gathered to hear the reminiscences of Julie Andrews, laugh along with Kristin Chenoweth and thrill to […]

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