Melbourne Reviews

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 06 October 2017

Don’t miss this, it’s as satisfyingly dramatic and spectacular a production of Othello as you’re likely to see.

Details: Annika Priest; 02 October 2017

You know when you’re looking at your date for the theatre wearing a paper bag over their head, and you are peering through your own, the evening has gone a little bit awry.

Details: Simon Piening; 02 October 2017

Ever since it's first performance in 1599(ish), Much Ado About Nothing has been one of Shakespeare’s most popular and frequently performed plays.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 02 October 2017

Henry V, Shakespeare’s patriotic 1599 ‘call to arms’ at the Pop-up Globe is another treat from the King’s Company in the best possible environment.

Details: Heather Bloom; 29 September 2017

Is it possible for a classical countertenor to transcend into the world of pop, or even become the world’s next rockstar?

Details: Catherine Della Bosca; 28 September 2017

Horrible Harriet revels in her horribleness, as she struts her stuff at the Art Centre Melbourne, courtesy of CDP Theatre Productions.

Details: Liza Dezfouli; 24 September 2017

The best night of theatre ever, this. It’s a terrific experience to see a Shakespeare play in an as near to an authentic environment as possible without going all the way to modern London, it's like a time travelling experience.

Details: Annika Priest; 21 September 2017

You’re sitting in a room at the North Melbourne Town Hall, a bare room room with two musicians harmonising sweet, whimsical tunes. Enter Wil Greenaway.

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