Review: Torch the Place (Melbourne Theatre Company)
Benjamin Law’s playwriting debut is a tragi-comic family story full of heart and humour.
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.
Benjamin Law’s playwriting debut is a tragi-comic family story full of heart and humour.
A modest yet mostly satisfying production of Beethoven’s only opera.
This fun satire about 1950s domestic bliss is more style than substance.
A humble yet powerful opera about the transgender experience makes its Australian debut.
Only the most mean-spirited Grinch could resist this concert’s majestic joie de vivre.
Superlative singing and David McVicar’s lavish, clever production make a heavenly match.
A wobbly fantasy-versus-bleak reality balancing act for Kander and Ebb’s under-appreciated musical.
Graeme Murphy’s much-loved production returns, with American soprano Lise Lindstrom in the title role.
Sir Andrew Davis, Alondra de la Parra and David Robertson are about to conduct their final concerts as artistic chiefs of the Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney Symphony Orchestras respectively. Here’s a look back on their time Down Under.
This tribute to the German actor-musician is as enigmatic as its subject.
Four leading Australian playwrights present a perspective-packed snapshot of the nation’s fragmentation.
An enchanting, nostalgic visual aesthetic brings simple folktale-inspired stories to life.
Fun, high-energy entertainment, from various aerial wonders to a mesmerising hula-hoop act.