In 2022 Old Vic introduced traditional English theatre to the people of Melbourne with David Wenham starring in Charles Dickins’ classic A Christmas Carol.
Comedian Joel Creasy will be putting on the fishnets when he joins the cast of The Rocky Horror Show as the Narrator for the Melbourne residency of the show.
With Australia in a Beatley mood after the Paul McCartney Got Back tour and the premiere of the new song ‘Here and Now’ there is another good time to be had by all with The Bootleg Beatles about to tour Australia and New Zealand.
You can’t help but have a good time at Mamma Mia. The ABBA musical is simply just a lot of fun. I’ve seen maybe four of the Australian productions over the years and this is the best so far.
Covering the topic of the Vietnam War with the story highlighted with a relevant soundtrack is indeed a sensitive subject. The senseless massacres in Vietnam (and later in Afghanistan) served no purpose other than political. As the Edwin Starr song ‘War’ featured in the show says ‘War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing”.
I wasn’t a fan of the first Australian production of Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ in 2018. It felt bombastic. This new production from theatrical.presents is more organic and focused back on the message.
A Sydney performance of The Rocky Horror Shows, starring Jason Donovan, will be screened in cinemas across Australia to mark the 50th anniversary of the production.
After 400 shows, Josh Piterman’s Phantom in Phantom of the Opera is coming to an end in Melbourne and he is off next to star in the West End production of Les Misérables.
When you have a classic like ‘Mary Poppins’, the challenge for the producers is how to make to relevant to a new audience while maintaining the charm the older fans will be coming back to see.
There is something very special about the new Australian production of Phantom of the Opera. For starters, it is dark … much darker than previous editions.
