
You can try as you might to not like it, but resistance is futile, because CATS is a wondrous thing. It is such an indefatigable torrent of superb choreographic dexterity, theatrical inventiveness and musical joie de vivre that I defy anyone to leave the theatre without a smile on their face.

This trip down memory lane directed by Michael Loney promises some favourite old standards from the composer who got us through some ‘Stormy Weather’ and took us ‘Over the Rainbow’ back in the last century.

Melbourne (and soon Sydney) audiences are truly fortunate to have the opportunity to see and experience yet another Broadway legend at the peak of their career – this time the amazingly talented Audra McDonald.

Local WA Company Fresh Bred Productions launched their second musical for the year with Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s classic masterpiece, Sweeney Todd.

One of the world’s most famous and widely-performed operas, Charles-François Gounod’s five act masterpiece, Faust, is a tale of temptation, romance and the age-old battle between good and evil.

Railway Wonderland took the audience from the 1940s to the present time and back as easily as a train between country towns. It took the audience on an emotional ride that had it laughing, clapping, and, sometimes, seriously silent.

The performances overall are meaty and grounded and provide for a night of, if not riveting theatre then enough strong moments to satisfy.