The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Melbourne, Australia.
The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's (ABO) Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Dyer has outdone himself with his 2017 program for the annual NOEL!NOEL! Concert.
In the trail of the release of the first volume of his story, 'Not For the Faint Hearted', Melbourne audiences witnessed Kevin Rudd in conversation with Kerry O'Brien at the Athenaeum Theatre on October 26th.
The saying goes there's nothing more like fantasy than reality, and the Melbourne premiere of All the Sex I Ever Had serves that idiom with gusto and sincerity.
Following on from a double-platinum selling Christmas #1 UK album of duets, TOGETHER, and a sold-out tour of the UK, British musical theatre heartbreakers Michael Ball and Alfie Boe bring their brand of star quality 'Down Under' to the delight of fans.
Many have seen the famous film featuring a veritable who's who of British screen, and this stage production is just as heartwarming.
Sabrina Martin, Kiwi creative chanteuse, has brought a sensory delight from across the ditch for an interactive and insightful evening discovering the mystery and magnificence of the female orgasm in May Contain Sex Scenes.
It cannot be underestimated, the place of an audience in the energy of a show and their collective states of mind.
Ugly Duckling, written by Spanky and performed by Karla Hillam, breathes new life into the tale we all know about the awkward protagonist coming into their own.
The Very Good Looking Initiative are back with a show that is the comedy-theatrical version of the sensation you get at the end of a YouTube Hole, and if you think Family Guy knows how far they can stretch a joke, wait until you see Let's Get Practical! Live.
Melbourne is the city to be in if you love food and cabaret and Michelle Pearson's Comfort Food Cabaret is the perfect combination of both.
Some argue it is the epic play of our generation, an iconoclast of politics, existentialism and the last health crisis to impact the modern world indiscriminate of race, class or religion.
The stage adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name, The Bodyguard The Musical tells the story of Rachel Marron, a chart topping pop star who's life is turned upside down by an obsessed stalker.
A man featured in literature since the 20s and on stage and film since the 70s, Joseph Merrick, otherwise known as The Elephant Man, has had his story told in a myriad of ways - but none quite like this.
Combining art installation, live performance, projections, opera, puppetry and augmented-reality earphones Black Hole Theatre plunges audiences into the confused and surreal world experienced by dementia-suffering Ada (Alison Richards) in an immersive experience that is both magnificent and unsettli
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's Artistic Director and Conductor Paul Dyer AO has welcomed the opportunity to bring acclaimed Russian Baroque violinist and countertenor Dmitry Sinkovsky back to Australia as a Guest Director for a three city tour of THE SINGING VIOLIN
The 17th Annual Helpmann Awards will be announced at a ceremony on starting at 7pm EST Monday 24th July at the Capitol Theatre Sydney.
Geoffrey Nauffts highly-acclaimed Next Fall is something of a theatrical success story, with the original 2009 production receiving critical praise, an extended Broadway season and a Tony-Award nomination.
BWW Review: Bell Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
BWW Review: Music Theatre Melbourne presents Jon English's PARIS
Bonnie Lythgoe's (Producer and Director) production of THE ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN AND TINKER BELL in RETURN TO PANTOLAND continues what is becoming a Sydney Winter tradition of Pantomime performances.
Moira Finucane's The Rapture: Art vs Extinction fully immerses its audience into what can only be described as a hybrid form of boutique theatre.
Willow Sizer takes you right back into the presence of scintillating forties diva songstresses, all the way down to the shivers along your upper arms.
Malthouse Theatre's production of Revolt.
The nominations for Australia's Live Performance industry awards, the HELPMANN AWARDS were announced last night at simultaneous events across the country (2017 Nominations List).
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Country House: An Improvised Comedy of Manners Meat Market (10/13-10/17) |
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The Shawshank Redemption: Live On Stage Arts Centre Melbourne (2/03-3/07) VIDEOS |
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Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Oaks Melbourne on Market Hotel (3/06-12/12) |
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SLUGS FESTIVAL HUB: MEAT MARKET – THE STABLES (10/01-10/17) |
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Sink or SING! A Sing-Along Cabaret Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom (10/14-10/18) |
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The Manager Is Me The Motley Wherehaus (10/08-10/17) |
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Play In A Day: Volpone, Or, The Fox The University of Melbourne (11/18-11/18) |
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Scandal Viva Melbourne (5/01-4/25) PHOTOS |
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Society Viva Melbourne (5/01-4/25) PHOTOS |
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Piss Be With You Grouse (10/12-10/18) |
