Melbourne Reviews

Details: Dione Joseph; 16 June 2011

A Golem Story is a Malthouse theatre production not to be missed.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 12 June 2011

The two pieces, though very different in style and mood, are together a reflection and celebration of spirit; of life’s journey – here on earth and afterward, as well as in the origins and basis of classical ballet itself.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 12 June 2011

Character actress Jennifer Coolidge is a gay icon already, only 6 months or so into her stand up comedy career. She filled Athenaeum filled on Thursday night and had her gay boys hooting and yelping. Me, not so much.

Details: Paul Andrew; 07 June 2011

Ultimately, it is the monstrous stories each of these characters shares that captivates us most of all, tapping into and satisfying that great human need we have for story on a mythic scale.

Details: Dione Joseph; 06 June 2011

If you were lucky enough to see Chris Botti live in concert in 2010 at the National theatre then 2011 at the Melbourne Jazz Festival was déjà vu in the best way possible.

Details: Carol Middleton; 05 June 2011

Toby Gough, the UK director who devised and also hosts the show, has done a remarkable job in bringing together a host of talent to showcase some legends of Cuban music.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 03 June 2011

Reg Cribb’s The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell is a play that calls for more than just one viewing or reading. Within its text and Straightjacket Productions’ production of it, there is much to get one’s head around.

Details: Dione Joseph; 22 May 2011

This is What Happened | New Performance Company

On a wet and wintry night there is something quite wholesome about stories by women, told by women and focusing really on women’s stories.

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