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MJ: The Musical (Her Majesty’s Theatre) – musical theatre review

Opening night saw Melbourne embrace the power, the passion and the perfection of one of the world’s great entertainers, Michael…

Punk Rock (Lunatix Theatre) – theatre review

Being a teenager ... trying to make your way in the world … can be challenging and scary. So it…

Job (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre) – theatre review

A gripping psychological thriller, Job pits a patient against a psychiatrist in a battle of wits and wills. Jane (Jessica…

Australia 3D: The Wild Continent (IMAX) – documentary film review

Five years in the making, Australia 3D: The Wild Continent presents a stunning showcase of this country’s flora and fauna.…

Othello (Melbourne Shakespeare Company), at fortyfivedownstairs – theatre review

For someone who unashamedly struggles with Shakespeare (I never studied the Bard at school and find his language challenging), I…

The 39 Steps (Comedy Theatre and touring) – theatre review ★★★★★

Slick and oh so cleverly acted and staged, this enticing parody of the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock movie is riotously funny.…

Troy (Malthouse Theatre) – theatre review

With significant political, religious and cultural conflict in the world today, a reworking of a well-worn story about war seems…

The Anarchy (1138-53) at Theatre Works – theatre review

I can’t think of a play I have seen that I have detested more than the 40 minutes of garbled…

Son of Byblos (Meat Market Stables) – theatre review

Written by James Elazzi, the two protagonists at the heart of Son of Byblos – Lebanese Australian cousins – are…

American Psycho: A Musical Thriller (Chapel Off Chapel) – musical theatre review ★★★★½

Musicals about serial killers may be thin on the ground because the subject matter is odious, but like Sweeney Todd,…