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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…

An Audience with Don Dunstan – theatre review

Strong socially progressive views, music and poetry distinguish Neil Cole’s new play An Audience with Don Dunstan. It shines a…

Kagami: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tin Drum (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre) – theatre review

A Zen experience involving the late, great Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (17th January, 1952 – 28th March, 2023), Kagami fuses…

The Removalists (MTC) – theatre review

A rogue cop, police brutality and domestic violence are front and centre in David Williamson’s incendiary satire The Removalists. Written…

Black Bag – movie review

British intelligence is under the microscope in Black Bag. George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) is an elite operative at Britain’s closely…

An Audience with Don Dunstan (Chapel Off Chapel) – theatre review

Strong socially progressive views, music and poetry distinguish Neil Cole’s new play An Audience with Don Dunstan. It shines a…