Independent Reviews

‘If You Build It’ was resourceful. Humans as ladders, unicycles, a stripping builder, a strong man, crazy stunts and wholesome energy was…

‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ was hilarious. Springboard Productions opened their first Anywhere Festival show last Thursday with a lesser-known musical theatre piece quite…

‘Oberon 11’ was mystifying. Is Captain Albatross guilty of stealing all the birds? Or is Desiree Iris responsible for trafficking human organs? …

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ was bloodthirsty. Through a secret doorway off a rainy Fortitude Valley street lies Elements Collective, the venue for…

‘Law and Order: PTV’ was loco(motive). When one thinks of the city of Melbourne, there are likely a few iconic images that…

‘10 Act Cabaret’ was playful. Experimentation, creativity and risk-taking sit at the heart of every new production and ‘10 Act Cabaret’ was…

‘Parasocial Parallax’ was addictive. Andrew Gillanders and the creative team behind ‘Parasocial Parallax’ have driven headfirst into a new age of theatre.…

‘Toy Symphony’ was playful. Ad Astra is an unusual venue situated in the back of a warehouse and trapped right in the…

‘The Long Pigs’ was hog-rrific. One wouldn’t think that by combining horror and circus you’d achieve clowning comedy gold, but in the…

‘Throne’ was mutinous. Stepping down the rabbit hole of the heritage-listed Spring Hill reservoir is like entering Alice’s Wonderland, and the last…