
When you’re stuck in an oppressively hot theatre with one fan struggling to make an impact during a Sydney heatwave, you’d better hope that the show you are about to see is good.

Musicals are on song. With the recent release of ‘La La Land’ the staging of Ladies in Black is timely. I looked forward to hearing Tim Finn’s score.

Anyone who has a heart is going to love this biographical cabaret about English singer Cilla Black.

Having seen these performers previously I was keenly anticipating a hugely and ridiculously funny show. I was not disappointed.

Opera Australia’s 200th celebratory performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is a tireless jewel of melodic beauty and poignant tragedy that carries its audience on a wave of pathos.

Martinez slowly obscures herself from view behind a wall which she builds brick by brick, complete with mortar, on the stage.