Melbourne Reviews

Details: Vivienne Mah; 11 March 2012

Melbourne Opera celebrates it's tenth anniversary with Puccini's famous and well-loved opera, La bohéme.

Details: Simonne Michelle-Wells; 09 March 2012

Fat Swan is a perfect fit for the Spiegletent. A portly drag queen in a tutu, a film star, a musical theatre goddess, a reality TV star, and a send-up of last year's most send-up-able cinema hit.

Details: Heather Bloom; 06 March 2012

Dawson's script and the talented array of actors offer a unique examination into the masculine and feminine roles that have been dictated for over 400 years.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 06 March 2012

There was a buzz in the air as soon as this 10 piece ensemble of highly individual and amazingly multi-talented musicians took their places, and from the outset it was clear that this audience was in for a treat.

Details: Heather Bloom; 01 March 2012

All this intimacy is a play for anyone who's ever faced their worst nightmare, and then realised how much more unpleasant it can get.

Details: Carol Middleton; 01 March 2012

As well as being one of the finest character actresses of our time, Margolyes is a supreme voice artist.

Details: Joanna Bowen; 01 March 2012

And the Birds Fell from the Sky | Il Pixel Rosso

The merging of Simon and Silvia's minds has created something completely unlike anything I've seen or experienced in theatre before – and on a rainy afternoon in Melbourne, that is a seriously delightful thing.

Details: Heather Bloom; 29 February 2012

A son returns to his hometown of Nottingham to visit with his father and confront demons both past and present in battle for truth, honor and acceptance.

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