Melbourne Reviews
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- Danielle Marrs
One night only Melbourne, James Cameron Mitchell writer, actor, performer, and philosopher with Amber Martin, and band presented The Origin of Love: The Songs and Stories of Hedwig.
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- Liza Dezfouli
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, was beheaded in October of 1793 after the French Revolution. Then and now the person of Marie Antoinette symbolises concentrated wealth, privilege, greed and conspicuous consumption. Plus ça change.
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- Nikki Spunde
Ballet audiences are normally a comparatively reserved crew, but there is a boisterous energy in the auditorium during Verve. The audience has good reason to be excitable: this showcase of contemporary ballets by The Australian Ballet’s homegrown choreographers is a blast of energy and talent.
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- Heather Bloom
It’s the story we all know and love, the original “makeover plot” where the downtrodden lower class girl is transformed into a princess seemingly overnight.
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- Doug Knight
Is it greed or is it kindness that determines our salvation? Who gets to own trauma and who should profit from it?
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- Doug Knight
Seeing a performer more than capable of immense vocal power use it skilfully, seldomly and contextually was a masterclass to the countless singers in the audience
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- Doug Knight
It really is something to walk out of an event genuinely uplifted by talent. The Opening Gala of the 2018 Melbourne Cabaret Festival was not only a fun and classy evening, it was an alluring glimpse into a fine programme canvassing some truly extraordinary performers.
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- Liza Dezfouli
‘Saving the best til last’ is how the Melbourne International Jazz Festival announced legendary bassist Christian McBride on the festival’s closing night.
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