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Jul 30, 2022
3 min

Much Ado – Flight Path Theatre (NSW)

Written by William Shakespeare, adapted by Hal Jones, directed by Madeleine Withington Reviewed by Justin Clarke ★★★★ Preview / Early Bird - $28 Concession / Groups of 5+ - $30 General Admission - $35 William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is known for its witty repartee between soon-to-be lovers Beatrice and Benedick as well as ridiculous plots of revenge and deceit. This version of Shakespeare’s classic features much the same but replaces the allusions to war with boy

Jul 28, 2022
4 min

Fangirls – Sydney Opera House (NSW)

Book, music and lyrics by Yve Blake, directed by Paige Rattray Reviewed by Justin Clarke ★★★★★ Thursday 28th July - Sunday 4th September 2022 Tickets from $59 - $109 Hey Harry! Fangirls has officially opened at the Sydney Opera House. From its humble beginnings at Belvoir St and Queensland Theatre, through to its critical acclaim and now its grand restaging in one of Australia’s most well-regarded venues, Fangirls is bigger, juicier, and more heartfelt than ever! The show fol

Jul 23, 2022
2 min

In Loving Memory – Hayes Theatre (NSW)

Written and performed by Mia Morrissey, Directed by Sam Hooper, Musical Direction by Andrew Warboys Reviewed by Justin Clarke Grief is a hell of a thing. It’s beauty, despair and the five stages all rolled into one. Mia Morrissey is a self-obsessed griefophile (it’s not a word, I know) which she puts on full display with In Loving Memory. The audience are welcomed into Morrissey’s mind to toy with the multifaceted fixations on grief that each one of us will experience at some

Jul 23, 2022
2 min

Paradise Lost – The Bloomshed (VIC)

By Bloomshed after Milton Reviewed by Martha 'MJ' Latham If you want to see grandeur and a mastery of entertainment, you don’t need to go to the opera. You need to go to Northcote Town Hall. Taking a funny spin on the divine is nothing new. From Good Omens to Moral Orel to Monty Python, we all love a good crack at the almighty. But while Bloomshed aren’t doing anything particularly new, they are doing something particularly funny. Paradise Lost was a damn racket, a damn good

Jul 19, 2022
3 min

IL TROVATORE - Opera Australia (NSW)

Created by Giuseppe Verdi, Directed by Davide Livermore Reviewed by Juliana Payne Murder, deceit, suicide, lust, superstition and a fair whack of good old-fashioned misogyny – just another day at the office for Opera Australia. The conductor Andrea Battistoni was suitably and satisfyingly dark haired, gorgeous and intense, doing that whole-of-body type of conducting that we all love to watch. Having not been to the Concert Hall with its revamped acoustics yet,last night’s or

Jul 19, 2022
3 min

Caligula - TheatreWorks (VIC)

Directed and co-produced by Robert Johnson, Written by Albert Camus Reviewed by Martha "MJ" Latham We often see uprisings represented in western media but we rarely see downrisings - a word I've just made up)-. Caligula is not the tale of some underdog who beats the system through cunning and guile, rather it's the tale of an upperdog (an Emperor) who is willing to become a cancer on the very system that grants him the power he wields to destroy it. In Camus’ world, the restr

Jul 18, 2022
3 min

Jagged Little Pill - Sydney Theatre Royal (NSW)

Reviewed by Tessa Miles Jagged Little Pill the musical has made its return to Sydney’s Theatre Royal after it played for an extremely limited season last December. The show adapts the songs from Alanis Morissette’s most successful album in a nothing-is-as-it-really-seems story. With book by Diablo Cody, Jagged Little Pill tells the story of the Healy’s, a seemingly perfect suburban American family who struggle behind closed doors with drug use, sexual assault, and identity -

Jul 13, 2022
2 min

Dream Plane Productions Presents 'Labyrinth' by Beth Steel

1978 – Wall Street has been taken over by a new generation. The flood of petrodollars has elevated US banking to an indomitable position. Luxury hotel rooms, fine dining and attractive company is the life of those who jet around the globe selling loans to developing countries eager to borrow, and there are plenty – Mexico, Brazil, Argentina… But the writing on the wall tells a different tale. It tells of the overwhelming recklessness of the banks, of borrowing countries strug

Jul 12, 2022
8 min

Mia Morrissey talks the many faces of grief for 'In Loving Memory'

Mia Morrissey sits down with Theatre Thoughts to discuss her upcoming one person show In Loving Memory under the direction of Sam Hooper, musical direction of Andrew Warboys, design of Dan Barber and arrangements of Charlotte Macinnes. The loss. The love. The unbearable rage and surprising hilarity; In Loving Memory is a celebration of the many shapes, colours and faces of grief. Through a series of original musical eulogies, sung with a live band, Mia Morrissey invites us on

Jul 12, 2022
4 min

2022 Green Room Awards. Full List of Winners.

The 2022 Green Room Awards, showcasing the diverse talent in Melbourne’s theatre community have been announced. The Green Room Awards are Victoria’s eminent performing arts awards. Built from the fertile ground of Victoria’s arts community they showcase some of the diverse and brilliant talent Victoria has to offer. This year, the 39th Green Room Awards was held at the Capitol Theatre on Monday 11 July. Read all the winners below. Congratulations to all! CABARET BEST PRODUCTI

Jul 12, 2022
4 min

Michael Sheen to Red Line Productions Amadeus at the Sydney Opera House

Acclaimed Welsh actor and producer Michael Sheen (The Twilight Saga, Frost/Nixon, The Queen, Tron: Legacy, Masters of Sex, Good Omens, Amadeus) will star as Salieri in a gripping new production of Peter Shaffer's Tony and Academy Award®-winning masterpiece Amadeus. Portraying the glorious artistic rivalry of two great classical composers - Salieri and Mozart - the show is the first event to be announced as part of the Opera House's year-long 50th anniversary celebrations, sup

Jul 11, 2022
3 min

The Mystery of Edwin Drood – Seymour Centre (NSW)

Directed by Alexander Andrews, Musical Direction by Andy Freeborn Reviewed by Justin Clarke The question of who killed Edwin Drood has haunted literary enthusiasts for decades since Charles Dickens shuffled off this mortal coil and left his novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished. Luckily, the musical stage version of this novel helps to bring some resolve that very mystery. But be warned, this is not the performers job to answer, it’s yours! As a yoga class is seemingl

Jul 11, 2022
2 min

Teen Angst: A Senior Ensemble Production - Shopfront Arts Co-Op (NSW)

Written and Directed by Lucy Heffernan in collaboration with the 2022 Senior Ensemble Reviewed by Justin Clarke There's nothing like a rock cabaret to capture the angst that inspired My Chemical Romance's famous lyric - "teenagers scare the living sh*t out of me". As a matter of fact, angst in all its forms, was the thematic central point of the 2022 Senior Ensemble’s new musical, Teen Angst at Shopfront Arts Co-Op. Devised in collaboration with writer and director Lucy Heffe

Jul 11, 2022
4 min

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Historic Sydney Opera House Premiere Season Opens in 6 Weeks

19 AUGUST – 16 OCTOBER Rehearsals Commence Today Final Sydney Shows Added Tickets On Sale Now Opera Australia in association with The Really Useful Group, will present Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom Of The Opera in Sydney and Melbourne. The much-anticipated production will premiere at the Sydney Opera House from 19 August, marking the first time in the show’s history that it will play at this iconic venue. It will then mov

Jul 5, 2022
2 min

Moon Rabbit Rising – Belvoir St Theatre (NSW)

Directed by Nicole Pingon, Devised by Little Eggs Collective, sound by Christine Pan Review by Charlotte Smee ★★★★★ A devised performance of the Ancient Chinese legend of 后羿 (Hou Yi) and 嫦娥 (Chang’e), Moon Rabbit Rising is an adventure through space, light and time. Hou Yi and Chang’e’s story has many versions, having been told in dance, film, art, and other more traditional forms. The bones of it are that the Jade Emperor, ruler of Heaven, has ten cheeky sons who turn themse

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