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What’s Yours, at Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre - 85 minutes, without interval
Freedom of choice. We have it. But that doesn’t mean it comes without judgement.  I am speaking about the decision to have a child or...
Alex First
Aug 23 min read


Ms Julie Gabler: Trapped, at Theatre Works’ Explosives Factory - 2 hours, plus a 20-minute interval
A man mistreats a woman in a relationship – emotionally or physically, or both.  The warning signs are there, so why doesn’t the woman...
Alex First
Aug 14 min read


Kimberly Akimbo: a musical (MTC, in a co-production with State Theatre Company South Australia), at Playhouse - 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval
MTC keeps lifting the bar. Kimberly Akimbo is a superb, zany, comical and tender production. Â The five-time Tony Award winner, which...
Alex First
Jul 314 min read


We Will Rock You (PLOS Musical Productions), at Frankston Arts Centre - 2 hours 40 minutes, including interval
Powered by super group Queen’s magnificent repertoire, PLOS’ We Will Rock You is a hyper energetic production.  Any good rock concert is...
Alex First
Jul 273 min read


The Cat Stevens Story (Music Legends), at Chapel Off Chapel - 2 hours, including interval
Having sold more than 100 million records and amassed in excess of two billion streams, singer songwriter Cat Stevens’ laid back style of...
Alex First
Jul 273 min read


The Forgotten Songbook, at Chapel Off Chapel - 2 hours, including interval
Having seen The Forgotten Songbook, I am left wondering why Wilbur Weissman isn’t talked about in the same breath as the great composers...
Alex First
Jul 263 min read


Blood Wedding, at Theatre Works - 75 minutes
A blood feud that can only end badly, this has been adapted from the 1933 tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. Â Two...
Alex First
Jul 252 min read


Rumbleskin (Dirty Pennies Theatre Project), at fortyfivedownstairs - 90 minutes, with no interval
It is bold, esoteric and highly creative. Â Set in isolated territory, it is Wild West storytelling at its finest. Â It is tale within a...
Alex First
Jul 243 min read


The Australian Barbra Streisand Show (at Chapel Off Chapel and touring)
It is one heck of a challenge to take on singing the songs of one of the greatest vocalists of the 20 th century without sounding second...
Alex First
Jul 202 min read


Breaking the Castle (Theatre Works and Sydney Opera House) - 85 minutes, with no interval
Drug addiction. If you can’t break the vicious cycle, there is a fair chance you will end up dead.  Peter Cook was one of the fortunate...
Alex First
Jul 203 min read


Mary Poppins Jr. (The Young Australian Broadway Chorus), at The Cripps Centre
The nanny with the lot, Mary Poppins, gets to weave her magic in 70 minutes and still make it count in this cut down version of the...
Alex First
Jul 193 min read


Still: Late Works by Samuel Beckett (Victorian Theatre Company) - 50 minutes
Nobel Prize winning Irish writer Samuel Beckett is noted for reflecting on death, not with a philosophical bent, rather with pragmatism....
Alex First
Jul 192 min read


Disney on Ice: Find Your Hero, at Rod Laver Arena
Disney favourites Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy introduce several of Disney’s heroes … and a few villains in the...
Alex First
Jul 182 min read


Out of Gas on Lovers Leap, at Meat Market Stables - 90 minutes
Mia Barrett and Will Lonsdale bring energy and flair to their potent portrayal of troubled students with a questionable future. Â It is...
Alex First
Jul 183 min read


Here You Come Again, at Comedy Theatre and touring - 2 hours
The legendary, wholesome Dolly Parton with a mischievous streak is on show in the part musical, part play, part concert Here You Come...
Alex First
Jul 173 min read


Echo: Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen, at Malthouse Theatre - 90 minutes, without interval
Take a real-life story and drop into it an actor, entertainment personality or media figure and ask them to play along without any...
Alex First
Jul 163 min read


Legally Blonde, The Musical (theatrical), at The National Theatre - 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval
Elle Woods’ superpower in Legally Blonde is staying true to herself.  And so it is that the star of the show wins us over amidst much...
Alex First
Jul 143 min read


Waterloo, at Theatre Works - 60 minutes
I am a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell if you dig deep enough. Â Of course, some are arguably more compelling than...
Alex First
Jul 132 min read


Smokescreen, at fortyfivedownstairs - 80 minutes, with no interval
The complexities of marketing and manipulation at its finest are on show in a fictional horror show that has real world implications. Â ...
Alex First
Jul 123 min read


Annie, at Princess Theatre and touring - 2 hours 30 minutes, including interval
With an introductory nod to J.C. Williamson’s premiere season of Annie in Melbourne in 1978, this intoxicating, family friendly musical...
Alex First
Jul 114 min read
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