Melbourne Reviews

Details: Rebekka Salmi; 31 January 2008

Steven Dawson, has written a very witty, intelligent and entertaining work with The Boy on the Beach

Details: Anna Lozynski; 29 January 2008

A Tribute to Poppins utilises a boy’s passion for musicals as a vehicle to explore the challenges of adolescence and uncovering one’s sexuality

Details: Vito Mattarelli; 28 January 2008

What makes Porcelain so interesting is the fact that the central character, a gay Asian man, is not just the victim, but also the perpetrator.

Details: Jan Chandler; 26 January 2008

Dolly Diamond returns to Midsumma with her trademark bitchiness, acid one-liners, talent at reworking the lyrics of songs to hilarious effect and her 13 piece big band.

Details: Carol Middleton; 24 January 2008

Aeros takes us on a journey that dazzles and delights us, while introducing us to a new language of movement through the collaboration of world-class choreographers and champion gymnasts.

Details: Paul Andrew; 24 January 2008

Thieving Boy/Like Stars in My Hands | Fly On The Wall Theatre

Midsumma 2008 is presenting two award-winning shorts by Melbourne born playwright Timothy Conigrave at La Mama’s Courthouse Theatre

Details: Carol Middleton; 22 January 2008

This brilliant revival with its technological enhancement and imaginative staging, along with a finely meshed team of actors, gives White’s play a spring cleaning and brings it up good as new.

Details: Anna Lozynski; 19 January 2008

Vaudeville X is a witty and cleverly written satire, which pokes fun at everything middle class and noveau riche.

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