Melbourne Reviews

Details: Lin Tan; 22 October 2010

Integrating dance, sculpture and a range of multimedia from video and sound, 42a invites the audience to be a voyeuristic presence in this gallery performance.

Details: Nic Velissaris; 19 October 2010

In Cold Light Written | eVolVing Door Productions

The show is staged in a Grand Guignol tradition with the actors, slowly breaking the fourth wall and taking on characterisations and gestures that disjoint us from the clichéd story and place us in another world entirely.

Details: Lin Tan; 11 October 2010

Britney Spears: The Cabaret is musical comedy at its best, whether or not you are familiar with Spears’ music, irrespective of whether you’re a fan of the singer – it is a must-see.

Details: Vito Mattarelli; 10 October 2010

Written as a rock opera for the MTV generation, Larson's story is filled with love and beauty, amidst the misery and death that surrounds it.

Details: Site Administrator; 04 October 2010

If you’re still not feeling good after the plethora of ‘feel good’ musicals Melbourne’s been treated to recently, then you’d better get along to Hairspray.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 02 October 2010

Burlesque through the eyes of Minsky Malone

'An epic journey into the history of vaudeville burlesque' proclaims the publicity for the show, and boy, is this fun.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 01 October 2010

More like a spoken memoir or a series of diary events, Motherlock is all angst and no art.

Details: Simonne Michelle-Wells; 30 September 2010

The She Sessions is, obviously, all about women – women under construction. Three separate dance pieces dip in and out of constructing and deconstructing archetypes.

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