Melbourne Reviews

Details: mohammed hashem; 31 July 2011

This play is what a good story is. It is neither fancy nor is it camouflaged with riskless speech. It is quite simply a revelation of what everyone has done or has had done to them.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 30 July 2011

With The Mall, New Zealand's Thomas Sainsbury has written a play that is a little like a stage version of multiple personality disorder.

Details: mohammed hashem; 29 July 2011

It's as intimate and raw as any rehearsal room has to be. It is as imperfect and as frustrating as any routine should be.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 29 July 2011

Pin Drop raises more questions than answers, but judging by Saulwick’s notes, this is perhaps what she set out to achieve.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 28 July 2011

Flamenco sin Fronteras | Paco Pena Flamenco Dance Company

One of the most joyous elements in this show is the way it captures the interaction amongst and between the artists; the dancers and musicians, but also the men and women.

Details: Darryl Emmerson; 27 July 2011

What a great, simple and yet adventurous idea, to bring together and present a rich harvest of recent song writing.

Details: Eleanor Howlett; 26 July 2011

The concept for the production is interesting and engaging but unfortunately the script seems a little convoluted at times which muddies the story.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 25 July 2011

Short & Sweet Cabaret & The Best (And Worst) Of Queenie Van De Zandt

It's a chilly Saturday night in Melbourne, so what else is there to do but head to Emerald Hill and hang out at the South Melbourne Town Hall and surrounds. Doesn't sound very appealing until you add that that's where the second Melbourne Cabaret Festival took place.

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