Melbourne Reviews

Details: Jan Chandler; 10 May 2010

Waiting for Godot | Theatre Royal Haymarket Company

Where to begin? At the beginning? But this is the same as the end, or is it?

Details: Danu Poyner; 09 May 2010

[title of show] is about two guys trying to write a musical to enter in a festival - we quickly realise the musical we're watching them write is the musical we're now watching.

Details: Danu Poyner; 08 May 2010

The zeal of this layered re-imagining of Romeo & Juliet is truly infectious.

Details: Darryl Emmerson; 07 May 2010

This production, polished in style and raw in emotion, presents a modern tragedy.

Details: Jan Chandler; 05 May 2010

Astatke is known as the father of Ethio-Jazz – his own distinctive blend of traditional Ethiopian melodies with jazz and Latin music.

Details: Steve Androulakis; 03 May 2010

The Melbourne Recital Centre's double bill Jazz Festival show features two spiritually similar acts with vastly different implementations and style.

Details: Nic Velissaris; 02 May 2010

When Will You Be Home? | Forty Forty Home

As a production When Will You Be Home? doesn’t overstay its welcome and beautifully pairs two plays that share a common thread of tragedy, sadness and ultimately life-affirming humour.

Details: Olympia Bowman-Derrick; 02 May 2010

La sonnambula is a funny little opera which tells the story of Amina, a sleepwalker, who gets herself into all sorts of trouble by ending up in a stranger’s bed.

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