Category archives: Reviews

Thanks to Universal, we took to the yellow brick road in Oz for a special behind-the-scenes of the world premiere of WICKED (Part 1). https://youtu.be/mdasNvbrFhI

I have been a fan of the classic Barbra Streisand adaptation of 1978 Nobel Prize playwright Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Yiddish short story for as long as I can remember (indeed, does any gay man of a certain age not instantly know what is being referred to when the phrase “Papa,…

Newtown’s New Theatre explores the concept of what it is to be a wife, told through a queer lens, over multiple periods, with the unifying thread being productions of Ibsen’s classic play of marital discord, A Doll’s House. Sound complicated? Well, it is! However, director Darrin Redgate does an excellent…

Sunset Boulevard (w Silvie Paladino)  As with my initial review of Sunset Boulevard, I need to preface the following with some critical statements. Firstly – Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber is my favourite musical. Secondly, I adore Silvie Paladino – especially in this! Tuesday night saw me attend my…

Titanique at The Grand Electric, SydneyReview by Damien Barrett @_helloshoppers. | Fashionably Late Podcast We rarely get off-Broadway productions here in Australia, and it’s even less common to get one so quickly after opening in New York. Still, after having seen the hilarious Titanic parody Titanique at the Daryl Roth Theatre in New…

Presented by GWB Entertainment and Opera Australia By Damien Barrett @_helloshoppers I need to preface my review of Opera Australia’s Sunset Boulevard with a couple of important statements. Firstly, Sunset Boulevard is my all-time favourite musical. And secondly, I am a genuine fan of Sarah Brightman – but not in…

Divinely Joyous – Donovan, Burchmore and Lemon triumph as a Holy Trinity  Review by Damien Barrett @_helloshoppers Not every musical can be a Hamilton or a Les Mis and take the world by storm. Not every musical can be a lavish, over-the-top spectacular like Moulin Rouge, the jukebox musical to…

Words: Damien Barrett @_helloshoppers | Images: Bob Seary A macabre black comedy with a touch of (non)erotic asphyxiation  It’s 1965, and capital punishment has just been abolished in the UK. In a dingy pub in the north of England, the landlord, Harry, who until recently was known as “the second-best…

Title: HIDING HIMAuthor: Adam Hattan Published by: The Hattan Company Ltd Published Date: July 2, 2024 Purchase:  www.adamhattan.com Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 270 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1916089747 Reviewer: Rob Manser (@Robs_Wild_World) Although this book is marketed as a young adult read, the story will resonate with older audiences too, who, until…

For a while now, Club Broadway has been doing club gigs across Australia’s eastern seaboard, and landed yesterday afternoon at the Superclub “IVY” on Sydney’s George Street as part of the Sydney Fringe Festival. I have been trying to get tickets to past events and finally scored myself a ticket…