Melbourne Reviews
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- Penelope Broadbent
Long before the drinking of coffee is substituted for the drinking of rum, it is clear that what starts as a formal, perhaps overly polite, meeting between four middle-upper class, well educated adults, is not going to end well.
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- Bron Batten
Shattering the notion that puppet shows belong in the realm of children’s entertainment, Burkett’s productions are sophisticated explorations of the human condition.
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- Danu Poyner
It is 1946 and Colour Sergeant Atkins has been left in charge of the British colony of Batundi in Africa, a thankless assignment at a remote outpost in the dying days of the British Empire.
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- Stephanie Glickman
It’s pretty hard not to like Chicago the Musical. The music is incredibly memorable and the characters so deliciously bad.
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- Stephanie Glickman
More than foreseeing the future of ballet, Concord presents three eras within ballet’s development.
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- Penelope Broadbent
Matilda and Paterson are out of control. Issues and chores are pushed aside, left where they are to be dealt with another day.
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- Danu Poyner
Regular fans will know what to expect from a Tripod show - some new material, some old favourites, a few well-chosen cover songs and a healthy helping of unscripted audience interaction and witty on-stage bickering.
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