386 stories by "Simon Parris"
In its Australian premiere season, chamber musical Ned Kelly, My Love presents a new and poignant angle on the legendary story of Ned Kelly.
Melbourne Opera continues their lavish presentation of Donizetti's Tudor Trilogy with the Australian professional premiere of dramatically charged bel canto opera Anna Bolena.
Maury Yeston's ravishing score for Nine the Musical was finally heard in Melbourne again last night in an impeccably staged concert with a superb cast.
Perfectly cast and handsomely staged, the Melbourne professional premiere of exquisitely romantic gem The Light in the Piazza shimmers with radiant beauty. The rare adult musical that treat …
Perfectly cast and handsomely staged, the Melbourne professional premiere of exquisitely romantic gem The Light in the Piazza shimmers with radiant beauty.
The quality of the original score does its best to shine through, but the wattage of this "reimagined" staging of Godspell is severely dimmed by condensed casting and muddy focus.
A dazzling production and terrific cast gloss over inherent weaknesses in Kinky Boots as the 2013 Broadway hit makes its Australian premiere.
OSMaD takes audiences back to Broadway's Golden Age, for a slick and glossy, yet respectfully traditional, new production of tuneful musical comedy The Pajama Game.
StageArt raises the bar again as they present a superb cast and pristine staging for the long-awaited Australian season of the Menier Chocolate Factory production of The Color Purple.
On par with the conceptual update of an opera, director Shaun Kingma has brought a unique vision to Jesus Christ Superstar, allowing the familiar work to be seen in a fresh and compelling li…
Dream direction, dream music and dream casting align to make world premiere Australian musical Dream Lover a theatrical dream come true.
In their final presentation for the year, Victorian Opera stimulates the eyes as well as the ears with abstract 21st Century choral beauty Four Saints in Three Acts.
Ahead of the upcoming UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse... Darkly dramatic musical Side Show is given an intelligent production featuring a cast of powerful singing actors at Hayes Theatre,…
Announcing a range of premieres and classic works, The Australian Ballet has proclaimed 2017 to be A Season of Wonderment.
As Aladdin extends in London... As dazzling a Disney stage spectacle as could possibly be imagined, the Sydney production of Aladdin is a generous slice of music theatre heaven with rainbow …
The cast of Dream Lover the Bobby Darin Musical gave a preview of the brand new Australian musical yesterday (27 September 2016). David Campbell stars as dynamic crooner Bobby Darin, in a ca…
Strong cast, expert direction and high production values elevate Fawlty Towers Live well above a mere indulgence in rose coloured nostalgia.
The Australian Ballet takes audiences on a trip back in time, returning charming storybook ballet Coppélia to its original 1979 home at the Palais Theatre.
Lyric Opera of Melbourne has unearthed another treasure with the Australian premiere of Malcolm Williamson's 1963 opera Our Man in Havana.
With an intriguing theme of Fables, Victorian Opera announces a new year of characteristically eclectic and innovative works for 2017. Highly popular performers Meow Meow, Jessica Pratt and …
The Australian Ballet boldly rewards their audience and dancers alike with John Neumeier's dramatic adult fantasia Nijinsky.
Crafted at the pinnacle of Broadway’s golden age, prized musical treasure My Fair Lady is meticulously restored to its original glory in this 60th anniversary production. Reversing the…
In a highly affecting and inspiring trio of works, Bangarra Dance Theatre acknowledges and celebrates history, family and art in OUR land people stories.
In a highly affecting and inspiring trio of works, Bangarra Dance Theatre acknowledges and celebrates history, family and art in OUR land people stories.
Bone shakingly loud and blindingly bright, We Will Rock You retains, and revels in, its rock concert vibe in this updated Australian revival.
