Alex First
The Gospel According to Paul (Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne) - 90 minutes without interval
Jonathan Biggins magnificently captures the essence of former Prime Minister and Treasurer Paul Keating in a 90-minute tour de force...
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May 12, 20213 min read
The Twins (Gasworks) - 80 minutes without interval
Two guys waxing eloquently about their shared experiences. That is the essence of The Twins, a play about friendship, redemption, loss...
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May 9, 20212 min read
The Pitts (Athenaeum Theatre) - 75 minutes without interval
Meet Carol and Daryl Pitts, aka Stephanie Marion Wood and Brendy Ford. They are a pair of wellness gurus who ply their craft each...
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May 8, 20212 min read
Aida (Opera Australia) - 180 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
The opening night of Opera Australia’s spectacular staging of Verdi’s dramatic opera Aida was blighted by a major technical failure. The...
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May 7, 20213 min read
Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Athenaeum Theatre) - 45 minutes without interval
What a sensational stage show for the littlies. There were toddlers and youngsters galore and excited parents and grandparents with them...
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May 5, 20213 min read
Fangirls (Arts Centre Melbourne) - 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Think back. You’re 14 and nothing in this world (and I do mean nothing) means more to you than your total infatuation with your teen...
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May 2, 20213 min read
The Wedding Singer: The Musical Comedy
A fun-filled, comedic musical with some choice one liners, crowd-pleasing scenes and ear-pleasing songs, The Wedding Singer is a spirit...
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Apr 30, 20212 min read
Matador (Her Majesty's Theatre) - 120 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
A fusion of dance, burlesque and circus, Matador sizzles and bedazzles. The show is characterised by pulsating, ear-pleasing beats,...
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Apr 29, 20213 min read
Drummer Queens (Comedy Theatre) - 85 minutes without interval
The beat goes on, as does girl power. Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs blended live music with creative tap dancing the likes of which we hadn’t...
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Apr 25, 20213 min read
Berlin (MTC) - 80 minutes without interval
Passion, intellectual rigour and the Holocaust collide in Joanna Murray-Smith’s intense, high verbiage, sexually charged drama Berlin....
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Apr 24, 20213 min read
Marooned (Wolves Theatre Company) at Alex Theatre - 105 minutes (including a 15 minute interval)
Four disparate individuals enter a twilight zone. No, that’s not the starting point for a gag. In fact, far from it. Rather, it is the...
Alex First
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Shaun the Sheep's Circus Show (Regent Theatre) - 100 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
Circa Contemporary Circus has teamed with Aardman Studio to bring to life Shaun, the sheep who has been creating mischief and much mirth...
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Apr 15, 20213 min read
Dumtectives (Spiegeltent outside Arts Centre Melbourne) - 50 minutes without interval
A whodunnit like you have never seen before. That is the domain of three hapless private investigators out to solve a murder mystery....
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Apr 13, 20213 min read
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience - 120 minutes without interval
Absolutely marvellous entertainment. A hoot. Heaps of fun. That’s what is in store when you venture upstairs at The Duke of Wellington...
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Apr 11, 20212 min read
Because the Night (Malthouse Theatre) - 90 minutes without interval
It is the 1980s. King Hamlet has died suddenly. A month later, his sister – Claudia – is crowned monarch and the divided kingdom of...
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Apr 9, 20213 min read
Coral Browne: This F**king Lady (Brunswick Ballroom) - 70 minutes without interval
Amanda Muggleton has the room in the palms of her hands as she assumes the role of actress and femme fatale Coral Browne (23rd July, 1913...
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Apr 6, 20212 min read
Black Santa (Fad Gallery) - 40 minutes without interval
Crowd involvement is the name of the game for the good-natured banter of Perth-based comedian Emo (Emmanuel Majok), whose show is titled...
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Apr 5, 20212 min read
Michael Shafar 110% (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) - 50 minutes without interval
A lightning-fast wit, smart one liners and political incorrectness distinguish my pick at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy...
Alex First
Apr 2, 20213 min read
Pants on Fire (Brunswick Ballroom) - 90 minutes (including a 10 minute interval)
Truth or lie? That is the question at the centre of a fun-filled night at the Brunswick Ballroom featuring a number of highly regarded...
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Mar 30, 20213 min read
Frozen, The Musical (Capitol Theatre) - 2 hours 20 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
The magic of Disney is alive and well … and thriving, if Frozen, The Musical is anything to go by. It is the perfect blend of humour,...
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