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The Sleeping Beauty (The Stuttgart Ballet), presented by The Australian Ballet, at Regent Theatre – ballet review

Balletic excellence and stunning beauty characterise The Stuttgart Ballet’s adaptation of the classic fairytale popularised by the Brothers Grimm. With…

Housewarming, at Ian Potter State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne – theatre review

What a grand way to reintroduce the magnificent, newly renovated Ian Potter State Theatre to those who appreciate theatrical excellence.…

Alcotraz, at 592 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne – immersive theatre review

Locked up, with no place to go. After all, you are in a jail, with ocean all around (think Alcatraz).…

Cry-Baby: The Musical (Saltpillar Theatre), at Phoenix Theatre, Elwood – musical theatre review

You have built a reputation as a bad boy, even though the moniker is untrue, but try as you do,…

The Social Reckoning (M) – 112 minutes – movie review

Inspired by fact, The Social Reckoning is one of my movies of the year. Based on the 2021 Facebook Files…

The Spare Room (Victorian Opera), at The Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne – opera review

Helen Garner’s semi-autobiographical 2008 novel about the hell of offering a spare room to a good friend with stage four…

Am I Who? x 2, at Meat Market (part of Melbourne Fringe Festival) – theatre review

Her life story has hardly been straightforward but, dare I say, that is what makes it compelling. I speak of…

Rhomboid, at fortyfivedownstairs – theatre review

What do you call a loving relationship that can’t readily be categorised? Rhomboid, according to the central character in Eric…

Gugu Dindi Gunyah. Many Rivers. One Home., at Ian Potter State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne – concert review

It was a stunning night of song and ceremony that will long remain with me for its richness and redolence.…

ELIZA (MTC), at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner – theatre review

Can artificial intelligence develop from an increasingly valuable tool for business and personal use to a destructive force that will…