386 stories by "Simon Parris"
A slick production, excellent direction and an incredibly talented cast elevate the material on offer as cult favourite Bare makes a return to the Melbourne stage.
The Australian Ballet honours and celebrates its extraordinary 50-year association with Australian living legend and national treasure Graeme Murphy in the lovingly curated new mixed program…
Whip-crack-away! The Deadwood Stage has made a very special trip down from Sydney to deliver this rollicking hit production of Calamity Jane to the musical-loving theatregoers of Melbourne.
It may be the first day of autumn, but the smiles of a summer night can be enjoyed in this welcome revival of the rapturously melodic musical A Little Night Music.
Transplanting a punk pop album onto a musical theatre stage proves an inspired concept as Melbourne embraces the electric energy of Green Day's American Idiot.
Revelling in its crassness, Hand to God is as deliberate in its intent to shock as it is obvious. A very strong local cast adds to the attraction of this Australian premiere.
A musical to be cherished, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical arrives in pristine form, packed with lively singing talents who have honed their roles to theatrical perfection.
With a vocal talent that can only be described as phenomenal, Bernadette Robinson returns to the stage in tailor-made new crowd pleaser, The Show Goes On.
Nostalgia aficionados may enjoy the trip down memory lane of Gilligan's Island the Musical, but the talented cast and crew deserve better material in future stage outings.
Tristan and Isolde is an unmissable event that exponentially deepens the debt of gratitude owed by local operagoers to roaring lion Melbourne Opera.
Perfectly suited to a boutique scale production, cherished Broadway musical Falsettos shines in this intimate, meticulously directed new staging.
Having been embraced upon the world stage, Priscilla Queen of the Desert makes a welcome return home for a tenth-anniversary victory lap of Australia.
A joyful celebration of the power of embracing what makes a person special, Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre, London is one of the most exciting new British musicals in …
This performance of Peter Wright's highly traditional production of Giselle brought a significant role debut, as young Australian Benjamin Ella premiered as Albrecht, which is the biggest ro…
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its creation, this pristine revival of Matthew Bourne's Cinderella is a very welcome choice for Sadler's Wells annual Matthew Bourne winter season.
With a focus on Andrew Lloyd Webber's sumptuously melodious score, the new chamber-sized production of The Woman in White avoids the excesses of the original staging, allowing the gripping V…
The final performance of Rigoletto for the current season thrilled opera lovers around the nation and the world via cinema relay. Viewed live at the Royal Opera House, the performance had a …
Everyone's favourite tap dance musical is back on the West End, and, really, shouldn't 42nd Street always be playing somewhere in the world at any given time?
It may be difficult to see the action on stage, but at least the music sounds glorious, with Vienna State Opera presenting a Don Giovanni blessed with uniformly strong vocals and the finest …
The world's hottest musical arrives in London in a pristine production that is matched by a gleaming, newly renovated West End theatre that is far superior to the show's Broadway home.
A stage musical of Pinocchio sounds like a brilliant idea, but all the magical stagecraft in the world cannot save a show if the book is weak.
A decade after the mega-budget follow-up to The Producers flopped on Broadway, Mel Brooks is back with a scaled down Young Frankenstein, this time on London's West End. The sets may be small…
Girl from the North Country may have scored a slew of five-star reviews during its Old Vic Theatre world premiere season, but on the West End stage, it's a case of The Emperor's New Clothes,…
Menier Chocolate Factory once again proves that bigger isn't better, presenting a lively, immersive staging of classic 1980 musical Barnum.
Zurich Opera House is one of the great gems of the world opera scene. Grandly situated lakeside, it holds pride of place in the city, with a massive public space stretching out before it.
