Latest Reviews
A Very Naughty Christmas
By Sarah Skubala Christmas is getting cheeky with the return of A Very Naughty Christmas, the outrageously funny risqué holiday cabaret that has become a beloved seasonal tradition. Now in its eighth year, this adults-only romp combines festive humour, hilarious...
F**k Christmas
By Ash Cottrell Malthouse Theatre are undeniably knocking it out of the park this year with their suite of provocative content. Ending the season with the festivity and exhilaration of a show like, F**k Christmas was an inspired choice and proved to be the absolute...
One Day In September
One Day in September is a new Australian musical written by Maverick Newman and Kohan van Sambeeck, with contributions by Trudy Dunn and Mackenzie Dunn. Over five years in the making, One Day In September made its debut to a sold out audience in Melbourne's...
Wanderings
By Sarah Skubala The world premiere of Wanderings is the beautiful final inclusion of Queensland Theatre’s inaugural DOOR3 program. An initiative designed to platform independent theatre, Wanderings, created by The Nest Ensemble, intertwines fiction and autobiography...
The Hall
By Jennifer Beasley. Sacred Harp singers face each other in a ‘hollow square’ formation, immersing the audience in the musical bliss of unaccompanied harmonies, which draws deep connections for a three-generational family battling together against an insidious...
A Christmas Carol
By Nick Pilgrim Like Mamma Mia, Grease and Wicked before it, the testament of any critically and commercially successful production is a knack to revive and captivate time and time again. Returning to Melbourne for its third consecutive festive season, A Christmas...
Edging
By Jennifer Beasley. A lone voice questions Daddy Australia in this performance piece designed to make you squirm. It was with great anticipation that I dragged my latest victim to be my companion to observe this 60-minute show, Edging at the Arts House. Luckily, my...
Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein
By Ash Cottrell There are very few plays I’ve seen in my lifetime that inspire an overwhelming desire for a second viewing. Cruel Britannia: After Frankenstein is an example of a play and performance that I wanted to relive almost immediately after. This was primarily...
Dahlin! It’s the Jeanne Little Show!
By Jennifer Beasley. A beloved Australian Icon holds viewers enthralled in this touching and funny one woman show. I can remember by mother watching Jeanne Little on The Mike Walsh Show during the 70’s to 80’s. Her face would light up like a sunflower blooming in the...
Features
Keanu Gonzalez: One Day in September
Keanu Gonzalez has been wowing audiences in the Australian tour of Grease The Musical playing the iconic role of Kenickie. But before Grease heads north to open in Brisbane early in the new year, Keanu Gonzalez is relishing the opportunity to create a brand new...
RED STITCH 2025 SEASON LAUNCH
By Jennifer Beasley. Look out 2025- Red Stitch Theatre heralds 5 bold new plays! I was very keen to be part of this 2025 season launch by Red Stitch Theatre. As one of the smaller theatres, it has consistently produced high quality productions over its 24-year...
Eurovision on Tour
By Sarah Skubala Eurovision on Tour has arrived in Australia and has opened with a 3-hour epic concert in Brisbane. This will be followed by stops in Melbourne on 15 November and Sydney on 17 November. The tour features 18 Eurovision legends, including three past...
Clare Mendes – Skating in the Clouds
Summer and Autumn are in love, but there’s a problem in their love nest. While Summer plans a spectacular skating party, Autumn roams the house, spanner in hand, looking for a drip she can’t see. With cracks emerging in their relationship, puddles appear on the floor...
Tom Rodgers on The Inheritance – a story of survival, legacy and love
Matthew Lopez’s blockbuster play, The Inheritance, premieres in Sydney at the Seymour Centre from 7 – 30 November following hit seasons on the West End and Broadway which took home four Tony and four Olivier Awards including Best Play. This two-part, seven-hour epic...
Greg Horsman on Coco Chanel success, Coppélia and Camellias at Queensland Ballet
By Sarah Skubala Off the back of their sell-out season of Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon, Queensland Ballet will be presenting their sister company Shanghai Ballet’s production of Derek Deane’s The Lady of the Camellias, following a short return season of...
News
SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL ACTS ANNOUNCED
The Sydney Comedy Festival is thrilled to announce the latest additions to its electrifying 20th anniversary year as it prepares to take over Sydney stages from 21st April to 18th May 2025. Joining Guy Montgomery, Jimeoin, and Arj Barker is Silver Logie Award-winning...
RAINBOW CHAN’S ‘THE BRIDAL LAMENT’ at Riverside
Riverside Theatres and the Contemporary Asian Australian Performance, supported by Sydney Festival, is excited to present The Bridal Lament 哭嫁歌 by award-winning vocalist, producer and multi-disciplinary artist Rainbow Chan 陳雋然 at the Riverside Theatres from the 23rd –...
Mediocre at Motley Bauhaus
It’s me! Your friendly neighbourhood panic-attack in human form! Riley Street is back and more chaotic than ever and is here to talk about the ‘joys’ of lacking love, life and success. Riley will be returning with new songs, stories and painfully relatable jokes right...
ONE FINAL RETURN TO SYDNEY ANNOUNCED FOR THE WHARF REVUE
Due to overwhelming demand, after a regional tour in 2025 The End of the Wharf As We Know It!!! will return to Sydney in April for five final performances. How could the last, final ever performances of The Wharf Revue happen anywhere but Sydney! The End of the Wharf...
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