Latest Reviews
Melbourne Comedy Showcase
By Jennifer Beasley Comedy Showcase featuring: Dave O’Neil, Geraldine Quinn, Brad Oakes and Billy Stiles. This was my first time visiting this cute 167 seat theatre. Supported by the Kingston Council, the Shirley Burke Theatre increases the profile of our creative...
All The Things We’ve Done
By Jennifer Beasley A little like a Fawlty Towers dinner but without the food. Or chairs. The beginning for All The Things We’ve Done at Theatre Works is promising. The patrons are beguiled by the three ‘air hostesses’, actors bedecked in yellow wigs and bright blue...
A Figure in the Yellow Wallpaper
By Natalie Ristovski “The world is far too dangerous for women. Assault and domestic violence numbers are at an all-time high, red pill incels lurk in every corner of the internet and skincare for 5-year-olds has never been more popular.”- A Figure in the Yellow...
Stirring the Pot: A Feast of Erotic Storytelling and Performance
By Rebecca Waese A hotpot of queer delights warmed the spirit of an enthusiastic crowd on Friday night at The Wheeler Centre in “Stirring the Pot: A Feast of Erotic Storytelling and Performance.” Steaming up the Spring Fling season, a sextet of writers and artists...
Years Years Bears
By David Gardette One only has to cruise the streaming services to see that society has an immense fascination with True Crime stories. The genre has become a growth industry. A recent study from the US shows that 84% of the U.S. population age 13+ are True Crime...
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen first opened in 2015 and made its Broadway premiere in 2016 to great critical acclaim. The book was written by Steven Levenson, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, earning the team numerous awards, including the Tony Award for...
Wage Against The Machine
By Jennifer Beasley Did you hear the joke about the reviewer who attended the wrong show? I can’t disclose who that is, but I’ll give you a 4-star review if you guess right. Sometimes happy accidents occur. Entering the cosy Billiard Room of The Mission at Seafarers,...
Ada, Asmin & The Analytical Engine
By Chenoah Eljan Ada, Asmin & The Analytical Engine written by Sarah Kriegler and Deniz Aslan delves into the intertwined lives of two girls more alike than they are different: Ada Lovelace, the 19th-century mathematician often regarded as the first computer...
Make ‘Em Laugh – The Untold Story of Donald O’Connor
By Nick Pilgrim If the name Donald O’Connor doesn’t immediately appear on your radar, fear not. It is that very premise which kick starts this delightful tribute into action now showing at the 2024 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Like Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland before...
Features
Tim Wright brings life to Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol
In what has quickly become a Melbourne festive season tradition, the blockbuster production, A Christmas Carol, returns for a third year this Christmas. Dickens' classic, heart-warming tale tells the story of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past,...
The two handedness of The Macbeths
Co-directed by long time collaborators Sharmini Kumar (24 carrot productions) and DL Turnbull (Dad Jeans/Early Days), William Shakespeare's Macbeth is reimagined as a tense, intimate two hander featuring western theatre's most famous couple - The Macbeths. An idea,...
Samwise Holmes and his MARVELous Show
Fresh from a rapturously received Sydney season, MARVELous The Show showcases well known and loved superheroes including Thor, Black Widow, Deadpool, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Iron Man and more as they’ve never been seen before, in outrageous and unexpected...
MALTHOUSE THEATRE 2025 SEASON LAUNCH
By Jennifer Beasley Malthouse has announced its 2025 season, with seven bold interpretations and visionary theatre performances, it’s Malthouse’s most audacious season yet. At the season launch for 2025, Matthew Lutten, artistic director and Co-CEO of Malthouse...
Maho Magic Bar plus Darkfield’s Séance and Flight return to Brisbane
By Sarah Skubala An immersive experience precinct has arrived in South Bank, offering the adventurous people of BrisVegas a new destination to be spellbound by multi-sensory thrills. After successful runs at previous Brisbane Festival seasons, the hit Japanese magic...
Sarah Kriegler -this work is pure heart: Ada, Asmin and The Analytical Engine
Travel through space and time on a journey of discovery and connection with the inspiring Melbourne premiere season of Ada, Asmin and The Analytical Engine. Co-written and co-directed by Sarah Kriegler and made in collaboration with math teacher and Turkish refugee,...
News
Zaffé – a wedding party like no other
Everyone is invited to Zaffé – it’s a Middle Eastern wedding party with dancing, ululation, wedding games, gossip and long-distance video calls, but something is missing. An award-winning immersive theatre celebration, Zaffé will transform the North Melbourne Town...
Anna-Louise Cole receives prestigious Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award
Anna-Louise Cole has just been announced as the 2024 Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award recipient. ‘I’m still completely floored…genuinely. I really can’t quite believe it,’ said Anna-Louise in a recent interview with Melba Opera Trust. Dame Heather Begg DNZM OBE...
WICKED cast announced for Perth
PERTH CAST ANNOUNCED WITH FINAL PERFORMANCES ON SALE THIS WEEK As WICKED celebrates its 21st anniversary of the Broadway opening on Wednesday 30 October with National WICKED Day, an extra final week of performances up until 2 February 2025 has been...
Book of Mormon cast announced
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON IN SYDNEY “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY. Heaven on Broadway! A celebration of that improbable paradise called a musical comedy.” THE NEW YORK TIMES Producers of the Tony®, Olivier®, and Grammy®...
Competitions
Win a double pass to Sister Act The Musical
Win a double pass to Sister Act The Musical Sunday 3rd November at 6pm Regent Theatre To enter, simply email Allison.Hilbig@theatrematters.com.au with - Your name - Confirmation you can attend the Regent Theatre on Sunday 3rd November - Why you want to win a...
Win a Double Pass to Skating in the Clouds
Win one of two double passes for the 7:30pm show on Wednesday the 4th of December for Skating in the Clouds at Theatre Works. To be in the running please send your response to the question below to: editor.kris@theatrematters.com.au Who wrote Skating in the Clouds?...
Win a double pass to Phantom of the Opera – in cinema!
Win a double pass to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall in cinemas from Thursday 31st October To enter simply email allison.hilbig@theatrematters.com.au with your name and why you want to win a double pass to see The Phantom of the Opera at the...
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