Melbourne Reviews

Details: Darryl Emmerson; 10 January 2009

Grace, a theatre piece devised by the English philosopher AC Grayling and theatre director Mick Gordon, is one of the MTC’s most interesting productions for some time.

Details: Paul Andrew; 08 January 2009

From feel good feature film to hit stage show Billy Elliot The Musical captures the perfect blend of fantasy, poetry, politics, song and dance to inspire us all to follow passion.

Details: Darryl Emmerson; 23 December 2008

Marples, originally from Brisbane, is now an established folk artist in London, and is certainly a fine song-writer.

Details: Carol Middleton; 21 December 2008

The energy of the performance of this uncut version of Messiah was sustained to the end with perfect balance, seamless continuity and great dynamic range.

Details: Paul Kooperman; 20 December 2008

The Needle And The Damage Done | Fiona Scott-Norman

The Needle and the Damage Done is a personal invitation to hear Fiona Scott-Norman’s view of the top ten of the worst records ever released in the history of the world.

Details: Vito Mattarelli; 19 December 2008

Is There Life after High School? | Stella Entertainment

Is There Life after High School? originally premiered on Broadway in 1982, when the world must have seemed a much simpler place.

Details: Anna Lozynski; 16 December 2008

Composed in a mere 24 days between 22 August and 14 September 1741, Messiah, A Sacred Oratorio surely qualifies as one of the 1001 classical compositions one must hear in their lifetime.

Details: Paul Kooperman; 13 December 2008

Shane always said his life was a soap opera – fame, fortune, failure, fidelity and forever battling the ferocious Australian media – perfect material for musical theatre.

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