Sunday, March 7, 2021
As their 2021 autumn tale, Melbourne Shakespeare Company presents a lively, well-judged open-air staging of A Winter’s Tale in the charming surrounds of Central Park Malvern.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMFriday, January 29, 2021
The joy of finally returning to live theatre in Melbourne is exponentially magnified by the heart lifting humanity of the first musical to reopen, Come From Away.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, December 22, 2019
Set to dazzle and divert, the Broadway revival of Chicago returns for its third Melbourne sentence with as sexy and sinewy a company of dancers as could possibly be wished for.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThursday, November 28, 2019
In a production as spectacularly staged as it is intelligently conceived, Faust is another mighty achievement from Opera Australia, demonstrating the full extent of their resources to sterli…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMonday, October 28, 2019
Well worth the 25 year wait, this was the Moment, not just for Anthony Warlow to actually play Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde on stage, but also for Australia to finally see a professional production…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMTuesday, September 3, 2019
Brilliantly bolstered and boosted, Stanton Welch’s new Sylvia enlivens and enhances the 1876 original for an evening of pure theatrical enchantment.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMSaturday, August 10, 2019
Whoopee baby! Thoroughly Modern Millie returns in a splashy, starry staging that distils the very essence of musical comedy into an evening of unabashed joy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMonday, July 22, 2019
Offering the pure joy of musical theatre at its unadulterated best, Come from Away is a breathless celebration of the finest qualities of humanity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, July 5, 2019
An Off-Broadway show with the nerve to charge Broadway prices, the “Bard Summerscape Production of” Oklahoma! plays out like a cynical practical joke on theatregoers. The egregious exper…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, July 3, 2019
A truly spectacular spectacular, Moulin Rouge burns through the budget of a hundred musicals, all in the quest for extravagant entertainment.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, July 2, 2019
Pure escapist fun, new Broadway musical Beetlejuice runs high on daffy hilarity with an irresistible undercurrent of snarky wickedness.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSaturday, June 22, 2019
Storm Boy is theatre for children and yet it is not children’s theatre. As memorable family entertainment it is very hard to beat, with the additional benefit of possibly inspiring follow-…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMonday, June 10, 2019
The Australian Ballet heads straight back down the rabbit hole, returning award-winning 2017 hit Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to the Melbourne stage for a very welcome encore season.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, May 23, 2019
Lazarus is unlikely to appeal to lovers of traditional musical theatre, but for those seeking theatre with an edge the production more than lives up to its tantalising promise.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, May 17, 2019
Intelligently conceived and handsomely staged, David McVicar’s production of Così fan tutte matches elegance and wit with the simple pleasure of Mozart’s heavenly music.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, May 14, 2019
Verdi’s richly melodious tragedy glistens again as Opera Australia returns its much loved Moshinsky staging of Rigoletto to the Melbourne stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, May 8, 2019
Given the resources regularly lavished on revivals of international classic plays, this season of modern Australian classic Così is as welcome as it is deserving.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, May 3, 2019
An all too rare independent musical theatre production, the new Australian staging of Barnum sees Todd McKenney embrace the chance to play iconic huckster P. T. Barnum.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWednesday, April 17, 2019
Opera Australia complements their dazzling new outdoor production of West Side Story in Sydney with the return of this traditional staging to Melbourne, differentiating the casting by showca…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, March 26, 2019
Imaginatively conceived, ingeniously written and lavishly produced Muriel’s Wedding is surely the most impressive original musical ever created in Australia. Brimming with imagination, ins…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMMonday, March 25, 2019
A brilliant choice for the first musical to be presented as the annual Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, West Side Story is given lavish, large scale treatment in what is essentially a highly r…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThursday, March 21, 2019
As witty as it is romantic, the Australian Ballet’s characterful production of Cinderella makes an unplanned yet very welcome return visit to Melbourne, showcasing the glorious partnership…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMFriday, March 15, 2019
Stripped raw and utterly lean, the new Melbourne Theatre Company production of A View from the Bridge thrives on the strength of its compelling characters and elegantly spare language, hurtl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMWednesday, March 6, 2019
Newcomers to Jersey Boys are sure to enjoy the memorable music and terrific stage talent. Those who have seen the show (possible more than once) may be harder to coax back, but the performan…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMTuesday, February 12, 2019
Melbourne Theatre Company begins the new year with a showcase for revered actress Miriam Margolyes who takes on the cantankerous title character in Alan Bennett’s The Lady in the Van.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMonday, February 4, 2019
With confidence and polish that cover all aspects of production, Melbourne Opera takes on another Wagner opera The Flying Dutchman with further success.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, January 29, 2019
Currently one of London’s hottest tickets, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical is a solid entry in the bio-musical genre, combining an inspiring story with a terrific catalogue of hit songs.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSunday, January 27, 2019
An ideal choice for an Off-West End season, Violet features an exceptional lead performance from Kaisa Hammarlund.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, January 23, 2019
Boiled down to a boutique-scale presentation, Fiddler on the Roof brims with fresh life, gentle humour and impactful drama.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, January 21, 2019
Splendid music is the clear highlight of an unusual and indulgent staging of Tchaikovsky opera The Queen of Spades, the central concept of which wears thin very quickly.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, January 20, 2019
The Royal Ballet combines a contrasting pairs of works to create a well-rounded mixed programme with Asphodel Meadows/The Two Pigeons.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PM 
