Melbourne Reviews

Details: Simonne Michelle-Wells; 06 July 2011

Denver’s life story is both sad and inspiring, but the true inspiration in this production is undoubtedly the music.

Details: Heather Bloom; 04 July 2011

What does Melbourne playwright Lee Gamblin discover when he delves into the inner workings of the worlds’ most famous horror novelist Stephen King?

Details: Lee Bemrose; 04 July 2011

After more than 30 years of entertaining audiences around the world, the question has to be asked: does this Australian contribution to the world of circus really have anything new to offer? The answer is a resounding yes.

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 28 June 2011

The Burlesque Hour LOVES Melbourne | Finucane & Smith

The Burlesque Hour has toured the world and grown bigger along the way, but always manages to revisit its hometown fans – Finucane and Smith don’t forget their roots!

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 26 June 2011

The Water Carriers is one of those surprising works that ends in an emotional space entirely different to that in which it begins, and pleasantly, it takes its audience along with it.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 19 June 2011

Princess Dramas | Red Stitch Actors Theatre

Oh dear. Princess Dramas, by Austrian writer Elfiede Jelinek, is hard work from beginning to end.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 18 June 2011

The Bearskinner is an innovative take on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale about how not to sell your soul to the devil.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 17 June 2011

The Joy of Text | Melbourne Theatre Company

It is difficult to know what this play is actually hoping to achieve. It depicts stereotypical, unrecognisable characters, and highly unlikely coincidences.

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