Melbourne Reviews

Details: Heather Bloom; 29 February 2012

A Little Something I've Been Working On | Ruth Wilkin

Cabaret is a tricky business. No-one is more attuned to this than Ruth Wilkin, who has been treading the boards and winning awards in the cabaret business over the last few years.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 27 February 2012

MKA presents this double bill of two short, new works from local writers Bridget Mackey and Nathaniel Moncrieff.

Details: Carol Middleton; 26 February 2012

Infinity, as the title implies, has a broad vision, one that encompasses the bleak, the romantic and the spiritual under one banner. It is a vivid expression of Australian ballet today in all its permutations.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 21 February 2012

The Wau Wau Sisters are Naked As The Day They Were Born Again

If I'm giving the impression that I'm stuck for words here, it's probably because I'm a bit stuck for words.

Details: Nikki Spunde; 12 February 2012

Tribes is a drama about belonging and exclusion, in particular about feeling excluded from groups that seem you should naturally belong to. Like your own family.

Details: Nikki Spunde; 09 February 2012

Being a one time only event, you won’t get to see it unless you have an actual working Tardis but any of the speakers are worth catching if you see their name on a line-up.

Details: Simonne Michelle-Wells; 07 February 2012

His crooning credentials have never really been in question, but I didn’t realize how… bouncy he is. He clearly has to move to the music, and it makes for a one highly entertaining, invigorating show.

Details: Heather Bloom; 06 February 2012

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Joined onstage by the stunning vocals of soprano Antoinette Halloran and counter-tenor, Tobias Cole, the performance was a dazzling array of imagery and sound.

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