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Calamity Jane (Queensland Theatre) – musical theatre review

Folks of any age are likely to know the evergreen movie with Doris Day, from which this stage version was…

Luke McGregor: Okay, Wow (Melbourne International Comedy Festival) – comedy review

He’s quick-witted, natural, easy going and self-deprecating. He’s playful and he’s funny. Luke McGregor speaks openly about his autism, his…

A Working Man – movie review

I cringe when I have to say this, but here is another one man against the world movie. Think quiet…

Guys & Dolls (Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour) – musical theatre review

Seventy-five years on, Guys & Dolls continues to charm and delight. The Handa Opera production on Sydney Harbour is polished,…

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Sydney Theatre Company) – theatre review

Is the rock a portal to other worlds, the conduit for transformative magic, which allows people to simply disappear? These…

MJ: The Musical (Lyric Theatre) – musical theatre review

What a powerhouse of a show this is. The music, the moves and magnitude of it all were certainly not…

4000 Miles (Sydney Theatre Company) – theatre review

Twenty-one-year-old Leo Joseph-Connell (Shiv Palekar) values his independence. He’s fallen out with his mother Jane and is on a cross-country…

Jesus Christ Superstar (Princess Theatre) – musical theatre review

One of the most powerful opening nights I have attended, the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar absolutely nailed it at…

Boys on the Verge of Tears (fortyfivedownstairs) – theatre review

Boys on the Verge of Tears is one of the toughest, grittiest plays I have come across. Having premiered at…

Lyceum Highway and Metropolis Monologues (Melbourne Writers’ Theatre) – theatre reviews

Can we escape a tortured past? That question is at the heart of the new drama Lyceum Highway, written by…