Review
I’ve seen them all, and this jukebox musical is simply the best
Ruva Ngwenya’s powerful performance as Tina Turner must be seen – and heard – to be believed.
- by Cameron Woodhead
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These two pieces are beautiful – but they don’t fit together
With Études and Circle Electric, The Australian Ballet is bringing together the new with the classical. Separately, they work. Together, less so.
- by Andrew Fuhrmann, Cameron Woodhead and Tony Way
The transcendent play that cuts to the heart of what it means to be human
In its exploration of two different relationships, the Pulitzer-winning play Cost of Living is truly great theatre.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
Love you Brisbane: Trent Dalton stage show is a Valentine to the city’s romantics
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories woos audiences for Brisbane Festival, but cynics should approach with caution.
- by Nick Dent
Lifting the veil on the mundane life of the royal family
Our reviewers take in the latest shows around town.
- by John Shand, Cassie Tongue, Peter McCallum, Shamim Razavi and Penry Buckley
Perth can’t stop the beat in joyous Crown Theatre production of Hairspray
The musical version of John Water’s classic critique of racism and size-ism had the opening-night audience leaping to their feet with pure joy.
- by Mark Naglazas
Brisbane Festival: These fairy tales are not for kids
Shake & Stir’s darkly funny Grimm leans into the sex and violence of European folk stories.
- by Nick Dent
Now this is how you put on a production of Hamlet
Director Iain Sinclair has assembled an absolute dream team for this production – and it’s one of the biggest bargains in Melbourne theatre right now.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Kate Jones, Tony Way and Michael Dwyer
★★★½
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Black Mirror in a box: Brisbane Festival’s Volcano is an all-dancing space oddity
It wouldn’t be an arts festival if there was not at least one show that was challenging and a little bewildering.
- by Nick Dent
★★★★
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Brisbane Festival: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show is no Eurotrash
The autobiographical revue by fashion’s ultimate gender bender is a saucy crowd-pleaser bursting at the seams with talent and creativity.
- by Nick Dent
Everybody’s talking about ‘grace’. This is how it looks in action
Directed by Bert LaBonte in his mainstage directorial debut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog at Melbourne Theatre Company is utterly transfixing.
- by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann, Gemma Grant, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Tony Way
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