‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ // Redcliffe Musical Theatre
‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’ was fierce. After years of rescheduled and cancelled productions and a week of disastrous flooding, a rainbow appeared over the…
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‘Little Shop of Horrors’ // Savoyards Musical Theatre
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ was captivating. To kick off their 2022 season, Savoyards has staged the horror-comedy ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ to the Star Theatre…
‘Canary’ // Melbourne Fringe Festival
‘Canary’ was defiant. The term ‘fringe’ most often conjures up images of the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival and its home-grown cousin in Adelaide, yet it…
‘A Midsummer Mechanical’s Dream’ // Australian Shakespeare Company
‘A Midsummer Mechanical’s Dream’ was Pythonesque. When one thinks of William Shakespeare, the first thoughts that generally come to mind are wistful sonnets and thematically…
‘Les Miserables’ // Lynch & Paterson
‘Les Miserables’ was extraordinaire. When the first swell of the orchestra struck up the impressive overture of ‘Les Misérables’, I knew I was in for…
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ // Queensland Theatre
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ was eviscerating. Love and hate, desire and disgust, history versus biology and truth versus illusion. State Theatre Company South Australia’s…
‘PUFFS’ // Spotlight Theatrical Company
‘PUFFS’ was bewitching. Magic and wonder are in no short supply at Spotlight Theatre this year, and after pushbacks from the pandemic-who-shall-not-be-named, the Halpin Auditorium…
‘Alice in Wonderland’ // Australian Shakespeare Company
‘Alice in Wonderland’ was mad. The school holidays are always a perfect time to introduce children to the delightful world of theatre. With such a…
‘The Comedy of Errors’ // Australian Shakespeare Company
‘The Comedy of Errors’ was risible. The past two years have been challenging for many people, not least those in the arts industry. Constant closures…
‘Defying Gravity’ // Phil Bathols and QPAC
‘Defying Gravity’ was iconic. Musical theatre is a blessing in disguise in so many ways. It’s incredibly powerful watching stories unfold on stage that are…