Review: Songs for a New World
Chapel Off ChapelSoundworks ProductionsUntil 15 October Hardly a conventional musical, The Tony Award-winning Songs for a New World* is thematic. It doesn’t follow a linear narrative. Dating from 1995, with …
Chapel Off ChapelSoundworks ProductionsUntil 15 October Hardly a conventional musical, The Tony Award-winning Songs for a New World* is thematic. It doesn’t follow a linear narrative. Dating from 1995, with …
Sex, crime and bad behaviour characterise the ’60s dark period drama romance Roaring, the debut work for writer and director Staz Barres. Vera (Jackie von Lierop) desperately wants to make …
Athenaeum TheatreUntil 17 December Elvis lives. I dare say many the world over would hope that isn’t just a throwaway line, rather a reality. The truth is the legend of …
National TheatreCLOC Musical TheatreUntil 21 October Subterfuge and skullduggery abound, with the Russians and the Allies at loggerheads during the Cold War in Chess: The Musical. The maneuvering is intense, …
Mahon Theatre, RingwoodCPP Community TheatreUntil 14 October I travelled out to Ringwood on Saturday afternoon to witness CPP Community Theatre’s second revival of the classic Lionel Bart musical Oliver. Revivals …
Doncaster PlayhouseWaterdaleUntil 14 October I attended the opening night of Bonnie And Clyde at Doncaster Playhouse, the latest production by Waterdale. They say that crime doesn’t pay but musical theatre …
Wyndham Cultural CentreDynamic Performers AustraliaUntil 8 October Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ musical spectacular based on the classic stories of Dr. Seuss is a show that holds a special place …
Princess TheatreUntil 10 December Featuring 22 tracks from ABBA, Mamma Mia! The Musical is bright, breezy, energetic and heaps of good-natured fun. Whenever it returns, it always goes down a …
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneUntil 7 October Just why Deborah Conway and her husband Willy Zygier are cherished as Australian music royalty is evident when you see Songs from the …
Drum Theatre, DandenongThe Escapees Theatre CompanyUntil 7 October On Thursday I attended the opening night of Escapees Theatre Company’s production of Rent. The 1990s is not often the first era …