Among the classic revivals, film adaptations and jukebox musicals, Australia is up for some long-awaited premieres. Here I preview what’s in store for 2020. Australia There’s no better ...
War Horse has brought a lump to the throat for audiences worldwide. Australia, get out the tissues, because it’s cantering back to our shores. When Michael Morpurgo, the ...
The classic 1985 film Kiss Of The Spider Woman is also an award-winning musical, about to debut in Australia. Written in 1976 by Argentine author Manuel Puig. Considered ...
Chocolate, golden tickets and Oompa-Loompas! Yes the Wonka Factory has opened in Australia, but the flavour is missing. Roald Dahl has certainly earned his stripes as a children’s ...
Subterfuge, romance, catchy tunes and a man in uniform. Catch Me If You Can is about to catch us! Most will remember the 2002 film Catch Me If ...
Truth is certainly stranger than fiction, as is the case with Come From Away, a musical born in the wake of 9/11. Reactions to the new hit musical ...
Love, lust, passion, dance! It may have horns but Matador is a far cry from the running of the bulls! It’s not often that the genre of bullfighting ...
Melbourne is about to get a rare treat – the premiere of the David Bowie musical Lazarus. There is an element about David Bowie that still astonishes, and ...
Roll up! Roll up! The big top’s in town, with Todd McKenney at the helm. These days the circus may be something of an antiquity, but for its ...
The scene is set for romance, bromance, gang-fights and finger-snaps, as West Side Story returns. There’s a certain infectious sensation that can power-through in musicals. Hairspray’s You Can’t ...