Melbourne Reviews

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 17 July 2009

Crazy For You offers a great night out, full of the fun, glitter, dance and catchy songs that make musical comedy so unique and, in this instance, such a refreshing change from the darker works which are so often performed on our stages.

Details: Olympia Bowman-Derrick; 14 July 2009

Kantor captures what he describes as ‘the luminous simplicity’ of Samuel Beckett’s text, laced as it is with classical quotation, obscure references, and numerous pauses.

Details: Lee Bemrose; 10 July 2009

Recently, a relatively unplanned trip saw this Sydney-sider paying a long over-due first visit to Melbourne’s iconic La Mama Theatre in Carlton. The play on offer was the compact and utterly beguiling The Weather and Your Health. Verdict: I hope this play makes it to Sydney soon.

Details: Nikki Thomas; 10 July 2009

A Narrow Time for Angels | The Store Room

With its engaging storyline, bitingly sharp direction and exceptional performances, Store Room Theatre proves once again they are one of Melbourne’s premier independent theatre hubs.

Details: Caroline Wilson; 07 July 2009

The music is the star of this show and Luke Hunter’s band is not only brilliant at belting out the songs but has captured the Four Season’s style beautifully

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 04 July 2009

The Burlesque Hour LEGENDS! | Finucane & Smith

It seems Melbourne can’t get enough of The Burlesque Hour. It keeps returning and the audiences keep coming.

Details: Carol Middleton; 02 July 2009

The Birthday Party | Melbourne Theatre Company

Fifty-one years after English playwright Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party was greeted with hostility and incomprehension from London audiences, the play still has the power to mystify audiences.

Details: Penelope Broadbent; 27 June 2009

Paris Match is The Australian Ballet’s latest programme to be brought to Melbourne and it showcases two works that in style and vision are incredibly different.

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