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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,…

The Lark (Arts Centre Melbourne) – theatre review

In a bravura showing, Noni Hazlehurst delivers a world class performance as the ageing proprietor of a small, old-style, inner…

The Play That Goes Wrong (Athenaeum Theatre and touring) – theatre review ★★★★½

If you are into slapstick humour, you are going to have a ball. This riotous theatrical disaster is stumbling its…

Lord of the Dance (touring)

The Aussies and the Irish get along like a house on fire. Shared values, a love of sport and Guinness…

The Machine Stops (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Our worst fears about artificial intelligence are realised in The Machine Stops, which is an adaptation of the 1909 novella…

Julia (The Playhouse, QPAC) – theatre review

No matter your view of Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, there’s no denying the power of Justine Clarke’s…

Destiny (MTC) – theatre review

Fear and activism sit alongside one another in a deeply felt, personal story about apartheid, set in South Africa in…

The Simon & Garfunkel Story (Hamer Hall in Melbourne and touring) – narrative concert review

What is the highest compliment you can pay a tribute band, in this case one that looks at the life…