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Prima Facie, at Comedy Theatre and Roslyn Packer Theatre – theatre review

Tessa Ensler (Sheridan Harbridge) is a successful criminal defence barrister. She knows the tricks of the trade and defends her…

Gag Reflex, at La Mama Courthouse – theatre review

Bold, brazen and unapologetic comes this interrogation of sex and sex education from the perspective of three naïve Year 12…

Gilbert & Sullivan: A Musical Celebration (Opera Australia), at Regent Theatre – opera review

Melodic, witty, satiric and joyfully absurd, dramatist W.S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan collaborated on 14 comic operas between 1871…

KOOZA, by Cirque du Soleil, at Flemington Racecourse and touring to Brisbane and Sydney – circus review

Almost a decade after it first appeared in Australia, Cirque du Soleil’s magnificent show KOOZA, an ode to traditional circus,…

Once (AG Theatre), at Chapel Off Chapel – musical theatre review

Once is a sparkling, witty, lyrical tale about a couple who fall quickly and deeply in love, but whose individual…

The Magic Pudding: The Opera (Victorian Opera) – opera review

A beaut way for the young to be introduced to opera in the company of loved ones. That is the…

Opera Australia’s 70th Anniversary Gala, at Regent Theatre – opera review

What a privilege it was to be in the audience at the Regent Theatre to celebrate all that is grand…

Beau Jest (Saltpillar Theatre), at Phoenix Theatre in Elwood – theatre review

I can’t think of a Saltpillar Theatre endeavour that I have enjoyed more than this delightful production of Beau Jest.…

Pride and Prejudice (Bloomshed), at Merlyn Theatre, at Malthouse Theatre – theatre review

What a weapon invective is in Bloomshed’s delightful, fun-filled, hilarious take on Pride and Prejudice. The basic ingredients are there,…

BEASTS (Persona Collective), at Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory – theatre review

The theatre makers have thrown the veritable kitchen sink at this one. Narrative, poetry, well-choreographed movements, puppetry, crowd interaction and…