Greeking Out
Greeking Out, created and performed by Rebecca Perich feels a little like first day of class—if your teacher was equal parts mythologist, stand-up comic and exuberant ringleader. Professor Ari strides …
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Mamma Mia!
Stepping into the Playhouse, the atmosphere was already set – mist drifting, the low rumble of waves complete with birds chirping and the glow of an ambient auditorium. From first …
The Ship
The Ship, based on the novella The Royal Game by Austrian author Stefan Zweig, is a beautiful and simple retelling. Set in 1943 aboard an ocean liner sailing from China …
The Importance of Being Earnest
The MC Showroom is filled with a Thursday audience buzz as drinks are poured, snacks popped open and the spotlight shines onto the height of society in all that is …
Troy
How far would you go to protect what you love? This timeless question reverberates through Troy, Tom Wright’s latest reimagining of Greek myth, directed with haunting precision by Ian Michael. …
Chess
Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus’ Chess is a musical that blends Cold War politics with the personal struggles of love, loyalty, and ambition, all set against the backdrop …
Punk Rock
In the perfectly matching setting of the Meat Market in North Melbourne, Punk Rock is an intense, confronting but relevant show that showcases themes of abuse and mental illness as …
The Play That Goes Wrong
If you are into slapstick humour, you are going to have a ball. This riotous theatrical disaster is stumbling its way around Australia and has just opened in Melbourne. The …
American Psycho: A Musical Thriller
Musicals about serial killers may be thin on the ground because the subject matter is odious, but like Sweeney Todd, American Psycho: A Musical Thriller packs punch. Reflecting on the …