Melbourne Reviews

Details: Matthew Clayfield; 18 April 2007

Blessed with good humour, a magnificent score, and a leading lady to write home to mother about, the production never really displeases – even when it’s difficult to hear – and is, more often than not, almost helplessly endearing.

Details: Jessica Thomson; 17 April 2007

Attempting to solve the world's dilemmas in 60 minutes was always going to be a challenge, so McClelland goes straight for the big guns: racism, politics, drugs, religion.

Details: Carol Middleton; 15 April 2007

What makes this a stand-out event is his skill in cutting and pasting bite-sized pieces of his material to re-run in different formats.

Details: Jessica Thomson; 13 April 2007

While this reworked classic isn't pretending to be something it's not, it's hard not to come to it expecting the precision and technical finesse for which the traditional version is so renowned.

Details: Carol Middleton; 13 April 2007

This production by the Melbourne Theatre Company is a joy to watch, with a great cast and fine direction by Peter Evans.

Details: Jan Chandler; 13 April 2007

Keating! is an absolute delight, a totally satisfying theatrical experience, one of a kind and not to be missed.

Details: Nic Velissaris; 12 April 2007

It’s clear that these performers are creating something new and exciting, a phrase that is often used as a cliché but in this case is more than appropriate.

Details: Nic Velissaris; 12 April 2007

The major problem with Fleetwood Mick is that its central premise, Fleetie and Moriarty attempting to make light of news and current affairs, is grossly underdeveloped.

Most read Melbourne reviews

A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical
A Beautiful Noise is a jukebox musical that imagines present-day Diamond looking back on his history.
GRIMM | Shake & Stir Theatre Co
Spells, rules and the fourth wall are consistently broken in this chaotic retelling of some of the Grimm Brother’s most famous fairy tales.
The Memory Mirror | G Luck Productions
This work regularly feels like a short story that has not been adequately shaped into a play
An Evening Without Kate Bush
Young efficiently managed various costume changes to transport us to different eras of the Bush legacy. The vocals are consistently of a high-quality, even through the demands of some very physical dancing to a backing track.
Hotsy-Totsy | 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival
The show is aiming for silliness, and its successful realisation here is certainly a nice change of pace from the worries of the modern world.