386 stories by "Simon Parris"
once when my own father came to the press night of a rather challenging production I choreographed, his very first and only comment was that he liked the scenery! Ouch..
A talented cast and a handsome production partially compensate for an utterly pedestrian stage adaptation of Jules Verne's Around The World In 80 Days.
Brimming with toe tapping tunes and laugh-out-loud puns and punchlines, the Australian professional premiere of Curtains is a fresh, welcome entry to the 2016 Melbourne music theatre season.
Consistently absurdist: A bundle of guaranteed, surreal comedy, but nothing unexpected or ground-breaking, Cat O' Nine Tales' A Royal Flush is a safe bet for an hour of humour at the Fringe.
Leaders in arts innovation, Victorian Opera delivers ingeniously conceived new program Laughter and Tears, the entertainment value of which is significantly enhanced by a fruitful collaborat…
Back to charm a new generation of theatregoers, Avenue Q is as tuneful, hilarious and relevant as ever in this confidently staged revival production.
Prolific producers of new work, Victorian Opera again caters for family audiences with The Pied Piper, an original composition by Artistic Director Richard Mills.
Frolicking on stage with lighthearted abandon, charismatic superstar tenor Roberto Alagna set aside his operatic repertoire for an evening of Neapolitan songs.
Caroline O'Connor is the Greatest Star in The Production Company's sensational new staging of legendary Broadway classic Funny Girl, a lavish production lifted to heights of greatness by the…
Victorian Opera, in partnership with Victorian Arts Centre, continues their quest to introduce children to opera with a neatly edited, attractively staged production of Massenet's Cinderella…
Michael Gow's adaptation and direction enhance the whimsical delight of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro in Opera Australia's highly accessible, thoroughly entertaining new touring production.
Reconfigured as a chamber musical for 20 performers and six musicians, 1997 Best Musical Tony Award winner Titanic makes for a dream boutique production. StageArt has raised the bar again, p…
Eugene O'Neill's poetically titled 1924 tragedy Desire Under the Elms retains an alluring and potentially affecting premise. While The Sol III Company's new production contains many admirabl…
The world premiere season of Australian musical Einstein: Master of the Universe introduces an exciting new composing talent in Jess Newman. For his first full-length musical, burgeoning you…
Lavishly produced on a grand scale, it is the intimate, intricate details that really distinguish Houston Ballet's Romeo and Juliet, a very welcome addition to The Australian Ballet's 2016 s…
In an all too rare foray into twentieth century Russian opera, Opera Australia showcases a large local cast of shining talents in The Love for Three Oranges.
This pristine production of Broadway musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown is perfect school holiday entertainment, but why should the kids have all the fun? Sensational cast, crisp direc…
Mike Bartlett's new play has officially opened at the Hampstead Theatre, where it runs 16 July 2016. What have critics been saying about it?
Veteran stage director John Bell helms an emotionally taut new production of Carmen, contrasting the savage drama with the gaudy frivolity of everyday life. This premiere season is set apart…
Highly original import Matilda swept the music theatre categories with twelve nominations, including James Millar as Miss Trunchbull, Tim Minchin for Original Score, and all eight Sydney and…
Patrick Marber's play is set in 1945 in an English Country House, the set of which rivalled downstairs at Downton Abbey! The play is inspired by Strindberg's Miss Julie. Helen George plays M…
Glistening with hand polished sparkle, Lyric Opera of Melbourne's colourful new staging of Rossini's one-act comedy Il Signor Bruschino is a frothy delight.
A cherished favourite of many a music theatre fan, Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World shimmers with intensity in this powerfully sung new staging by Blue Saint Productions.
Superb direction and electric performances - including West End favourite Philip Quast - makes this presentation of Follies in Concert far more than a rose-tinted trip down memory lane.
In an eagerly awaited boon for Melbourne theatregoers, Malthouse Theatre hosts Belvoir's acclaimed 2014 staging of The Glass Menagerie. The meticulous production shows the riches to be uncov…
