Home, I’m Darling
Stepping back into the 1812 Theatre always feels like visiting an old friend. The intimate, homely atmosphere, the friendly welcome, and the theatre’s quaint charm make it one of my …
Review
In The Heights
The singing and dancing in this Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) musical spectacular is off the charts. Featuring a blend of hip-hop and Latin rhythms – salsa, merengue and samba – it …
The Forgotten Songbook
Wilbur Weissman was an American composer who could count the Gershwins, Cole Porter and even Richard Rogers as his contemporaries but unlike them, has faded into obscurity. It was with …
Miss Julie
If you ever want evidence that sex sells, go and see Miss Julie. It is all about manipulation, class, power and control, which is just as delicious as it sounds. …
What’s Yours
Best friends Jo and Lia fell out years ago when Lia started dating Jo’s ex, Simon. Now a decade and many failed IVF rounds later, Lia and Simon decide to …
Annie
With an introductory nod to J.C. Williamson’s premiere season of Annie in Melbourne in 1978, this intoxicating, family friendly musical sizzles and sparks anew. All the elements – music, performance, …
Blood Wedding
A blood feud that can only end badly, this has been adapted from the 1933 tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. Two families are at loggerheads. They have been …
Here You Come Again
The legendary, wholesome Dolly Parton with a mischievous streak is on show in the part musical, part play, part concert Here You Come Again. It is the conceit of the …
ECHO: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen
By Tamara Bellion Malthouse theatre presents the Australian Premiere of ECHO : Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen by Iranian play writer Nassim Soleimanpour [White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, NASSIM] co produced along side …
The Mikado
 I made the trek down to the Alexander Theatre at Monash University in Clayton to check out the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria’s performance of the classic The Mikado. The …