The Importance of Being Earnest
This is a Wilde/wild night all right – oh so deliciously wacky, in fact. Bloomshed has taken the essence of Oscar Wilde’s original farce, first performed in 1895 and given …
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SIX
SIX sizzles and girl power rules. It is a high-octane musical in every sense of those words. I speak of talent, production values, choreography, sound and lighting – the complete …
50 Shades: The Musical Parody
When British author E.J. James released his erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey in 2011, it titillated an excited throng of readers. The frenzy returned four years later with …
Only Child
The moral dilemma. Juicy. Delicious. Ideal for the stage. It is at the heart of Only Child, a new play from Leah Annetta. Divorced, uptight Veronika (Sarah Hallam) runs a …
English
It’s 2008. In a small classroom in Iran, Marjan is teaching English. Her group of adult learners each have their own relationship to this new language – for some it …
The Mousetrap
 Presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia and Shake & Stir Theatre Co, The Mousetrap at the Frankston Arts Centre is a gripping, atmospheric whodunnit that transports you straight …
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors follows Seymour, a meek floral assistant who discovers a strange and unusual plant. Naming it Audrey II after his crush and coworker, Audrey, Seymour soon realises …
Older Than I Ever Intended To Be
Since the age of 11, when he was taken to see the dark musical Chicago at the Sydney Opera House, Scott Hollingsworth has dreamt of becoming a star. He went …
Romeo and Julie
A long way from its origin, including running to 5 star reviews at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff, Wales (where the play is actually set) ‘Romeo and Julie’ is currently …
A Streetcar Named Desire
 Just ten days after my last play, I found myself immersed in another American classic: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. While I had only known the play through …