Melbourne Reviews

Details: Heather Bloom; 18 March 2012

The Arts Centre's State Theatre was alive with colour and passion as choreographer Fei Bo brought his impeccable troupe of dancers from The National Ballet of China to the stage in his adaptation of The Peony Pavilion.

Details: Vito Mattarelli; 18 March 2012

A few years ago Quirky Productions produced the successful Zanna Don't at Chapel off Chapel. This time they have decided to go bigger and bolder – with mixed success.

Details: Vivienne Mah; 16 March 2012

Winterfall Theatre's revamped and multi-faceted version of A Midsummer Nights Dream is a fascinating, in-your-face deconstruction and wild romp of Shakespeare's supernatural comedy.

Details: Simon Piening; 12 March 2012

How To Train Your Dragon – Arena Spectacular, combines cutting edge animatronics, puppetry and live action with large scale video projection, and turns the dial on visual spectacle up to 11.

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.

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