Category archives: Reviews

Written and directed by S. Asher Gelman for Midnight TheatricalsEternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst Following a successful Australian premiere season in Melbourne, Afterglow has arrived in Sydney, opening at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst soon after a hectic Sydney Mardi Gras weekend. Many in Tuesday night’s audience appeared to have just come…

Songs by The Go-Go’s / Book adapted by James Magruder based upon The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney at Hayes Theatre Head Over Heels at Hayes Theatre Co is the kind of joyous, glitter-soaked theatrical experience that reminds you why small theatres can produce some of the most electric nights…

Directed by Patrick Kennedy for New Theatre Playwright Topher Payne believes that the best way to engage with an audience is through comedy. “If you can make someone laugh, they listen. And they lean in, and they want to hear more. And once you have that level of engagement, then…

Eurovision Connects 2 is a timely reminder of what Eurovision can do when it transcends politics and focuses on glitter and competition: unite people through music for a greater cause. Bringing together fan-favourite Eurovision artists and contributors from across the contest’s long and varied history, the album channels the joy, camp,…

Words and Music by Stephen Sondheim The Foundry Theatre  33 years after its world premiere, the Stephen Sondheim review – Putting It Together made its Aussie premiere at Sydney’s Foundry Theatre. What the enthusiastic opening night audience saw on Thursday was a masterclass in interpreting the songbook of the undisputed…

I said it when I reviewed the first instalment Wicked and I’m saying it again – this world does not deserve Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jon M. Chu.  Last Wednesday night I attended the Sydney premiere of the second instalment of the global phenomenon Wicked For Good. The geeky 14 year old…

If Six and & Juliet had a baby, it would be The Lovers. This energetic and highly entertaining reimagining of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened on Wednesday night at Sydney’s Theatre Royal to thunderous applause and standing ovations. Giving us “love, pop and Shakespeare” The Lovers is the brainchild…

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rob’s Wild World (@robs_wild_world) If you’ve ever had your heart cracked open, stitched it back together, and somehow come out wiser on the other side, Lily Allen’s new album will feel like she wrote your diary into lyrics. Her latest record is a…

MELT FESTIVAL – October 24, 2025 Brisbane Convention Centre On a warm October night in Brisbane, the incomparable Bernadette Peters took to the stage at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for the city’s annual queer arts festival, Melt, and delivered something far greater than a concert. What unfolded was…

Hello shoppers. Full disclosure – I absolutely hate Rent as a show. I find it depressing, annoying and irritating. The majority of the characters in it are unlikeable and toxic. The cultish fandom (known collectively as “rent heads”) are alternative, wear a lot of black and are generally combination obsessive…