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It’s lively. It’s cheery. It upends political correctness. In fact, it is the perfect holiday treat.   I speak of School of Rock The...

What a glorious way to bring in the New Year.   Witness three powerhouse performances from musical theatre royalty, accompanied by...

The world of creative theatre is one of many hues. As a Melbourne-based reviewer, naturally I see most productions in that city. I can...

One woman is a kleptomaniac who awoke to see her lawyer husband in bed next to her doing the horizontal rumba with a stranger.   Another...

A new theatre company – AG Theatre – has given us a delicious twist or two on an age-old story (the fable dates back to the 1800s).   The...

Poignant and compelling, the Australian premiere of six-time Tony Award winner Dear Evan Hansen – about a socially anxious 17-year-old –...

Racism, exploitation, colonialism and fear loom large in Ilarun: The Cutting Comb.   Based upon lived experiences past and present, this...

Mesmeric, captivating and imaginative.   These are just some of the adjectives I would use to honour the extraordinary work of...

Set locally, a pragmatist meets a dreamer. The attraction is there, but can they sustain a relationship?   That is a key question raised...

Mix the bawdy with the festive and you have the makings of a cheeky, cheery and fun filled show (based on a series of musical numbers and...

What is the best way to appreciate Love Actually? The Musical Parody?   Even though the irreverent script deviates somewhat from the 2003...

I must have watched all 64 episodes of mid 1960s black and white TV series The Addams Family, relishing every new encounter with the...

As we enter the theatre, trawling the aisles is a performer donning evocative Christmas attire and sporting disco era hair.   She...

Whether it has become an annual pilgrimage or if you are seeing it for the first time, The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol is an outstanding,...

Just how far has society moved forward in 2024?   We say we embrace the LGBTQIA+ community and yet not one AFL footballer has yet come...

Featuring Sacred Harp, otherwise known as shape-note or fasola, singing, The Hall is a moving and superbly executed offering.   It...

Charisma, craft and cut through were the hallmarks of the headline act at BLAKTIVISM 2024.   I speak of Baker Boy who had the audience in...

English author Mary Shelley’s (1797–1851) gothic novel Frankenstein was first published in 1818.   Now Kristen Smyth has crafted and...

American writer Edgar Allan Poe (19th January, 1809 – 7th October, 1849) cultivated mystery and the macabre. There is horror in his work....

From relatively humble beginnings in 1956, when only seven nations competed, the Eurovision Song Contest has grown into a juggernaut of...