Reviews

Up There (Wayalup) was a site responsive audio walking tour of empty spaces in the city of Wayalup. Hosted by three effervescent and caring young guides, it is part immersive experience, part documentary, part verbatim theatre and a fulfilling entertainment experience.

Michael Boyd, an illusionist familiar to many as an Australia’s Got Talent finalist, will be familiar to many others through the various shows he has put together that combine his talents for stage magic with either other circus-style or song and dance acts, his reputation growing largely due to the impressiveness of many of his illusions.  Boyd’s 2024 Christmas Spectacular, again featuring Boyd’s illusions, incorporated a variety of Christmas-themed songs and dance acts set to such songs, along with a couple of circus acts and an appearance by

It’s a hot early summer Sydney evening and from Circular Quay to Tubowgule – Bennelong Point – everything’s abuzz. Friends are meeting, eating, celebrating. Visitors are taking photos. Excited fans sit outside on the steps the Opera House, the white sails hovering above them as they wait for the Crowded House concert to begin. Devotees make their way to one of the five venues inside. The ballet in the Joan Sutherland Theatre. A play in the Drama Theatre. Magic in the Playhouse.

Melbourne Shakespeare Company has long been curating an image of thoughtful, playful and highly accessible music inspired performances of Shakespeare plays. Over time this oeuvre has increasingly paid off, and in this production of Twelfth Night it has reached a truly impressive zenith. The music remains in the style of a capella and the songs remain excellent choices to highlight the emotions of the characters and advance and clarify the narrative.