Reviews

Melbourne Fringe: The Pillowman

Written by Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman is a chilling work that explores the tension between author and authority. Set in…

11 years ago

Black Diggers – Queensland Premiere

“All faces looked brown in that mud” In an important event of national significance, it is appropriate that the 100-year…

11 years ago

The Lion King Premieres in Brisbane to a Standing Ovation

Hakuna matata. QPAC presented the Queensland premiere of Disney’s award-winning musical spectacular The Lion King at the Lyric Theatre last week, to…

11 years ago

Victorian Youth Opera: The Play of Herod

If you witnessed the conviction and stride with which the young enthusiastic performers displayed in their enactment of a world…

11 years ago

Melbourne Fringe: Miss Fletcher Sings The Blues

When the geography teacher at a boys private school is off sick, it falls to Miss Fletcher (Hayley Sproull) the…

11 years ago

Once

In 2006, Once was a tiny indie movie that went on to win an Oscar for best song and became a Broadway…

11 years ago

Melbourne Fringe: Attic Erratic Presents: Tripped

The Fringe Hub has a new, informative feature this year: laminated signs marked to indicate that a performance contains certain types…

11 years ago

Rodelinda

It’s highly unlikely I'll ever hear all George Frideric Handel's extraordinary output of more than 40 operas in performance, especially…

11 years ago

Hit Productions: The 39 Steps

I wasn’t familiar with The 39 Steps (the film or this play that’s based on the film) but I had…

11 years ago

Review: Sondheim on Sondheim, Squabbalogic

Squabbalogic, the independent musical theatre company that kicked off Sydney’s tiny revolution into becoming a place for high-quality boutique musical…

11 years ago