
Jason Robert Brown has a segment of Melbourne eating out of his hands, going by the size and passion of the crowd for his one Melbourne show.

I couldn’t work out whether Old Man River’s opening stunt was a stroke of performative folly or genius – an uncertainty which captures neatly my larger impressions of this four-piece jolly-rock outfit.

There are plenty of things women don’t want to hear from a man, such as “I hate monogamy” or “sorry Hun, I switched off, what’d you say?” But Eddie Ifft is happy to tell them.


This show is fine, the performers have talent, and the young audience in the hot Bosco Theatre tent was amused without becoming restless.

When a production makes you feel like you’re part of the proceedings and you have to hold yourself back from joining in, then something’s going right.

Aftermath is an emotive piece of theatre which may provoke empathy, anger and perpetuate understanding.