The solo, central character of the play, Gia, is self confessed Shakespeare tragic, bard to the bone, a fool for the Folio, ...
What was remarkable however, was that instead of being ostracised, The Book of Mormon was celebrated. Somehow these two creators, better known for the foul-mouthed cartoon children from South Park, ...
This ethereal thirteen-piece Orchestra fronted by three equally impressive singers are Queens of Darkness, Princes of Musical Mayhem. Even the instruments are custom-cool, bare down to the bones like ...
My Brilliant Career is a testament to Melbourne Theatre Company ’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program which helped develop the production into the wildly successful musical it has become. It’s encouraging to ...
A real rendezvous with posterity, Sheridan Harbridge’s Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett is an exquisite channeling of the charismatic performer.
Nearly forty years on, David Williamson’s Emerald City is possibly more pertinent, poignant and passionate, the skewering satire and sparkling dialogue finding solid contemporary footing in Mark ...
A hit, a palpable hit, Hamlet Camp is full of wit, palpable wit. It begins with three poems, autobiographical, lyrical, wry, funny, each presented individually by the author/actor: Skip Retail Therapy ...
Opportunity is a funny thing; the word brims with promise, but just like talent, intelligence or privilege, it’s what you make of it that defines whether it will have a positive or negative impact on ...
Musicals can get a bad rap; the old-school 1940s-style “classics” are often filled with outdated concepts and blatantly offensive racial and gender stereotypes or are, as Gen Z would say, simply ...
It’s 1999, and the curtain rises to reveal a happy tribe of teenagers on an ice rink singing with excellent clarity about a Saturday night in New Jersey. The song is instantly appealing and sets the ...
Above – Will O'Mahony, Emily Rose Brennan, Deep Sroa and Ratidzo Mambo. Cover – Emily Rose Brennan and Deep Sroa. Photos – Daniel J Grant The title of this play takes its name from a “drinking game” ...
Heavens to Murgatroyd, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a mysterious affair of style. Director and production designer, Ali Bendall, gazed into her Christie ball, and foresaw a set of monumental ...