Thursday, September 8, 2016
The Australian Ballet boldly rewards their audience and dancers alike with John Neumeier's dramatic adult fantasia Nijinsky.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:06AM[SHARE]Crafted at the pinnacle of Broadway’s golden age, prized musical treasure My Fair Lady is meticulously restored to its original glory in this 60th anniversary production. Reversing the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:56AM[SHARE]Monday, September 5, 2016
In a highly affecting and inspiring trio of works, Bangarra Dance Theatre acknowledges and celebrates history, family and art in OUR land people stories.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:20PM[SHARE]In a highly affecting and inspiring trio of works, Bangarra Dance Theatre acknowledges and celebrates history, family and art in OUR land people stories.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:32PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 3, 2016
Bone shakingly loud and blindingly bright, We Will Rock You retains, and revels in, its rock concert vibe in this updated Australian revival.
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once when my own father came to the press night of a rather challenging production I choreographed, his very first and only comment was that he liked the scenery! Ouch..
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:34AM[SHARE]A talented cast and a handsome production partially compensate for an utterly pedestrian stage adaptation of Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:29AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 21, 2016
Brimming with toe tapping tunes and laugh-out-loud puns and punchlines, the Australian professional premiere of Curtains is a fresh, welcome entry to the 2016 Melbourne music theatre season.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:28PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 18, 2016
Consistently absurdist: A bundle of guaranteed, surreal comedy, but nothing unexpected or ground-breaking, Cat O' Nine Tales' A Royal Flush is a safe bet for an hour of humour at the Fringe.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:25AM[SHARE]Monday, August 15, 2016
Leaders in arts innovation, Victorian Opera delivers ingeniously conceived new program Laughter and Tears, the entertainment value of which is significantly enhanced by a fruitful collaborat…
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Back to charm a new generation of theatregoers, Avenue Q is as tuneful, hilarious and relevant as ever in this confidently staged revival production.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:28PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 30, 2016
Prolific producers of new work, Victorian Opera again caters for family audiences with The Pied Piper, an original composition by Artistic Director Richard Mills.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:35AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 28, 2016
Frolicking on stage with lighthearted abandon, charismatic superstar tenor Roberto Alagna set aside his operatic repertoire for an evening of Neapolitan songs.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:52AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 23, 2016
Caroline O'Connor is the Greatest Star in The Production Company's sensational new staging of legendary Broadway classic Funny Girl, a lavish production lifted to heights of greatness by the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:29PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 17, 2016
Victorian Opera, in partnership with Victorian Arts Centre, continues their quest to introduce children to opera with a neatly edited, attractively staged production of Massenet's Cinderella…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:34PM[SHARE]Michael Gow's adaptation and direction enhance the whimsical delight of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in Opera Australia's highly accessible, thoroughly entertaining new touring production.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:20AM[SHARE]Monday, July 11, 2016
Reconfigured as a chamber musical for 20 performers and six musicians, 1997 Best Musical Tony Award winner Titanic makes for a dream boutique production. StageArt has raised the bar again, p…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 9, 2016
Eugene O'Neill's poetically titled 1924 tragedy Desire Under the Elms retains an alluring and potentially affecting premise. While The Sol III Company's new production contains many admirabl…
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The world premiere season of Australian musical Einstein: Master of the Universe introduces an exciting new composing talent in Jess Newman. For his first full-length musical, burgeoning you…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:38PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 2, 2016
Lavishly produced on a grand scale, it is the intimate, intricate details that really distinguish Houston Ballet's Romeo and Juliet, a very welcome addition to The Australian Ballet's 2016 s…
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In an all too rare foray into twentieth century Russian opera, Opera Australia showcases a large local cast of shining talents in The Love for Three Oranges.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:45PM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2016
This pristine production of Broadway musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is perfect school holiday entertainment, but why should the kids have all the fun? Sensational cast, crisp direc…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 23, 2016
Mike Bartlett's new play has officially opened at the Hampstead Theatre, where it runs 16 July 2016. What have critics been saying about it?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Veteran stage director John Bell helms an emotionally taut new production of Carmen, contrasting the savage drama with the gaudy frivolity of everyday life. This premiere season is set apart…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Highly original import Matilda swept the music theatre categories with twelve nominations, including James Millar as Miss Trunchbull, Tim Minchin for Original Score, and all eight Sydney and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:23AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Patrick Marber's play is set in 1945 in an English Country House, the set of which rivalled downstairs at Downton Abbey! The play is inspired by Strindberg's Miss Julie. Helen George plays M…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:06PM[SHARE]Monday, June 6, 2016
Glistening with hand polished sparkle, Lyric Opera of Melbourne's colourful new staging of Rossini's one-act comedy Il Signor Bruschino is a frothy delight.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:58PM[SHARE]A cherished favourite of many a music theatre fan, Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World shimmers with intensity in this powerfully sung new staging by Blue Saint Productions.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:52AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Superb direction and electric performances - including West End favourite Philip Quast - makes this presentation of Follies in Concert far more than a rose-tinted trip down memory lane.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:35AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 22, 2016
In an eagerly awaited boon for Melbourne theatregoers, Malthouse Theatre hosts Belvoir's acclaimed 2014 staging of The Glass Menagerie. The meticulous production shows the riches to be uncov…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:05AM[SHARE]Friday, May 20, 2016
Perhaps it is the same everywhere, but The Sound of Music seems to have always held a special place in the hearts of Melbourne theatregoers. This polished production is set to continue the l…
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