Reviews
Opera review: Candide, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Bernstein’s crowd-pleasing comic operetta will have audiences laughing at the absurdity of extreme ideas.
Performance reviews: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins and Thunderstuck: A Night of Classic Rock, Adelaide Fringe 2025
From brilliant, in-your-face clowning to contemporary dance performed to a virtuosic live violin score of rock classics, two fascinating but…
Dance review: Larsen C, State Theatre Centre of WA
A stunning collusion of minimalist movement and brilliant lighting design, this dance work heightens our awareness of the elemental forces…
Cabaret review: Bite, The Garden of Unearthly Delights, Adelaide Fringe
A queer 'spiegeltent style' cabaret celebrating sex positivity in the face of growing homophobic hate globally.
Theatre review: A Nightime Travesty, Malthouse Theatre, Asia TOPA 2025
A ferociously funny, controlled yet chaotic Blak vaudevillian comedy that pulls no punches and decapitates its prisoners.
Theatre review: And Then There Were None, Comedy Theatre
The best selling crime novel of all time receives another stage adaptation.
Theatre review: Never Have I Ever, Fairfax Studio
Both witty and wily, Deborah Frances-White's play makes for a very entertaining night in the theatre.
Immersive review: Invisible: Darkfield, Adelaide Fringe
From out of the darkness, a voice beckons you to embrace the chaos.
Musical review: Hadestown, Theatre Royal Sydney
While some elements are impressive, others are undercooked and underwhelming.
Theatre review: Our Monster’s Name is Jerry, Theatre Works
Gothic tropes are explored, but without the promised scares.