
There is not a false note in this entire enterprise, from script to scenery, and from every other talented actor in between.

Opening with Mack the Knife and a cheesy choreography that looks like a halfpenny opera, Dream Lover charts the life and career of Bobby Darin.

There’s no logic, there’s not much plot and the props could have been found in a skip at your local bottle shop, but who needs a big budget and complex storyline when you’ve got imagination, humour, Anna Lumb’s cheeky smile and her bedazzling circus tricks?

Burlesque has enjoyed a significant revival in recent years. It seems its combination of dance, comedy, circus, music, theatre and striptease with a variety-show feel has struck a chord with modern audiences.

This feel-good theatre is surprisingly entertaining in these short attention span, social media, crime show and reality TV saturated days.

Reality. We usually go to the theatre to escape it. But The Corinthian Food Store’s production of This, This Is Mine is about confronting life at a personal level and living in Australian society. Can individuality exist within a culture that isn’t even clearly defined?

Griffiths brought Porter to life with a showcase of witty numbers which were smart, sharply crafted reflections of the milieu in which he moved.