Review: SIX The Musical (Melbourne)
Henry VIII’s wives fight back in this fast, flashy and fun pop concert-inspired show.
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist since the 1990s, interviewing the likes of Sir Andrew Davis and Renée Fleming, and contributing to publications such as The Age and Opera (UK). Based in Melbourne, she’s passionate about opera, theatre and anything Baroque.
Henry VIII’s wives fight back in this fast, flashy and fun pop concert-inspired show.
Christie Whelan Browne plays eight diverse characters in this funny and insightful cabaret.
This masterful, heartwarming one-hander, performed by Jonny Hawkins, celebrates an elderly woman’s life and wisdom.
The Australian premiere production nurtures this novella-like play’s intimacy and intrigue.
An enjoyable confection of songs and visual treats with a story tweaked for the 21st century.
Great Italian bass Ferruccio Furlanetto shines in this concert performance of a Faustian obscurity by Arrigo Boito.
This true story about artists fleeing the Holocaust is sincere to a fault.
Significantly shorter than the original two-part production, this new take is just as magical.
The truth behind collections of First Nations remains is revealed in this disturbing new play.
Nearly 10 years since Daniel Schlusser first read Euripides’ play, his version of the Hercules legend is about to open in Melbourne.
The stunning Jonas Kaufmann and his gifted colleagues rise above a problematic production.
Stacey Alleaume makes a triumphant hometown mainstage debut as Verdi’s doomed courtesan.
This funny, honest, heartwarming farewell by the late Aidan Fennessy celebrates togetherness through song.