Review: Mansfield Park (Victorian Opera)
The chamber opera adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel makes its Melbourne debut with a cast in tune with their characters.
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.
The chamber opera adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel makes its Melbourne debut with a cast in tune with their characters.
Early-music specialists and soprano Jacqueline Porter present a rare display of 17th century Gaelic and English tunes.
Director Robyn Nevin delivers more good old-fashioned British intrigue and murder with her second Agatha Christie play.
This new play by Patricia Cornelius explores the importance and price of dissent with varied impact.
The little company that could presents opera’s longest work in a vast space that proves surprisingly perfect.
A sumptuous, perfectly cast production of this rarely performed musical gives deeply satisfying context to some of Sondheim’s most loved songs.
This darkly comic one-hander about a neurotic, fatalistic gay comedian is reminiscent of Flea Bag and Baby Reindeer.
Veterans of approachable al fresco Shakespeare tackle one of his less well known comedies.
This satirical drama about slavery in the West Indies is more than a period piece.
This musical adaptation is as feisty and audacious as the Australian literary classic’s protagonist and author.
This prequel to J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan stories is packed with stars, puppets and laughter.
This satirical political thriller by Van Badham offers a wild ride through the extremes of left and right ideologies.
Performer-writer Patrick Livesey invites audiences to consider the climate crisis in the context of a related existential one.