Whats The Show – Show Reviews of all kinds from around the nation.

Chaotic Nonsense Of The Best Kind
Thrive Theatre’s latest production is an absolute hoot. Directed by Susan O’Toole Cridland, The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic …
Unforgettable Passion: A Review of No Regrets: The Edith Piaf Story
The Home of the Arts is a remarkable venue, most famously regarded for its; shows, exhibitions, and live events. With a variety of performance spaces, HOTA…
Tea Tree Players Presents Doctor In The House
It became clear walking into the Tea Tree Players Theatre that this is a well-supported community theatre company. This quaint little theatre came to fruit…
‘Amber’: a sharp, soulful, and surprising journey through love and loss
Playwright and actress Nikita Waldron delivers a commanding performance in Amber, a thought-provoking and emotionally layered one-woman-led play exploring …
About The Production – The Other Place
“The Other Place” is a gripping and emotionally charged play that explores themes of memory, loss, and the complexities of the human mind. The narrative…
Howlin’ for Baskervilles – Hound of the Baskervilles UpStage Theatre
The Hound of The Baskervilles is a classic Sherlock Holmes caper set at Baskerville Hall after the death of its previous owner. Unexpectedly, we follow Wat…
Orpheus – A One Of A Kind Captivating Performance
The ‘Orpheus’ show was mesmerising and I was utterly captivated by Shakti’s creative brilliance. ‘Orpheus’ is part of the Fringe Festival performances and …
Midnight Murder at Hamlington Hall
This was my first time at The Garrick Theatre in Guildford, where patrons are warmly welcomed by the smiling front of house team.
Those of us in amateur…
Jeremy Dooley: Comedy’s Rising Star Brings the Laughs with Daddy Cool
Melbourne Comic Jeremy Dooley brings his debut show Daddy Cool to Richmond for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
In an attic on Bridge Road, …
Close, But No Cigar: A Polished And Playful Production
Close, But No Cigar is a comedic, well-paced murder mystery, featuring a vibrant, young ensemble cast – a perfect elixir on wet Autumn evening, with a gin …
Magpie – Fearless and Brave
I had the pleasure of reviewing EJ Mann’s comedy show MAGPIE at Bernie’s Bar Newcastle. In her own words, “It’s a musical comedy show about being brave and…
The Pirates of Penzance
Hayes Theatre Co has made their way to the Wollongong stage at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, with a fresh and flamboyant flair to Gilbert and Sulli…
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All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family.
It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series.
Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you.
Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Film Review: Trust (2024)
Trust emerges as a standout film for this year’s St ALi’s Italian Film Festival, running nationwide at Palace Cinemas from September 18 to October 23. It i…
The Cram Collective Presents: FAG/STAG
The CRAM Collective’s latest production of FAG/STAG is a winner! (CRAM stands for Create, Revise, Augment and Merge). They are a comparatively young compan…
Nana’s Naughty Knickers – Naughty Good Fun
Hubby and I rode our scooter to our local theatre, The Arts Theatre on Angas Street, Adelaide, to see, Nana’s Naughty Knickers
What happens when Bridget…
King Lear: Presented by The Theatre Guild
The University of Adelaide Theatre Guild have placed their production of King Lear in a post-apocalyptic dystopian setting which is set amidst the madness …
St Jude’s Players Presents Silent Sky
Silent Sky is a historical dramatisation of the life of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt written by American playwright Lauren Gunderson. It is an important st…
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series.
Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you.
Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Redcliffe Musical Theatre Presents The Lovely Bones
Redcliffe Musical Theatre’s interpretation of “The Lovely Bones” is a spellbinding, tragic tale of the Salmon family as they navigate the grief and the inv…
Lord Of The Flies: Presented by the Gold Coast Little Theatre
Due to budget cuts or in an effort to shield the students from the harrows of castaway life, my school decided to remove Lord of the Flies from the English…
Film Review: Trust (2024)
Trust emerges as a standout film for this year’s St ALi’s Italian Film Festival, running nationwide at Palace Cinemas from September 18 to October 23. It i…
Javeenbah Theatre Presents: Kimberly Akimbo
To be honest I am struggling to write this review. Not because it wasn’t an amazing show, but because I wasn’t properly prepared for the emotional rollerco…
Aerialicious UP LATE
Aerialicious Up Late is a delicious adults only sexy circus with a madcap minx as the mistress of ceremonies who won’t mince words combining comic catchphr…
Anywhere Festival: Set Me On Fire
Samara Louise’s play, SET ME ON FIRE, is a deeply moving play about the ugly side of family ties, the angst of artistic temperament, and the longing for a …
Film Review: Mr Blake At Your Service!
2023 French comedy-drama directed by de Gilles Legardinier in his directorial debut, Mr. Blake At Your Service! stars John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Émilie …
Spanish Film Festival: A Ravaging Wind
‘A Ravaging Wind’ is the story of a young girl, Leni, who travels with her preacher father, Reverend Pearson, around towns in rural Argentina…
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A Very Naughty Christmas
‘A Very Naughty Christmas’ is back for its eighth year with a delicious new array of jaw-dropping spectacles and skits. The musical features raunchy dance …
The Addams Family Serves Heart for Dinner
Rising from the crypt once more, OSMaD’s production of ‘The Addams Family’ invites us back into the world of everyone’s favourite creepy clan, reanimated w…
The Christmas Spectacular
The Christmas Spectacular tour has officially begun with its season debut at Crown’s Palms Theatre in Melbourne. The glitzy extravaganza features magic, ci…
Skating In The Clouds
Clare Mendes’ current play “Skating In the Clouds”, directed by Emily Farrell, brings her passion for saving the environment to the fore, but also shows he…
Comedy On The Rocks – Theatre, Drinks, and Laughs!
Comedy On The Rocks is the perfect way to spend a few hours for an afternoon of laughs, creativity, and cheeky fun. Held at the delightfully chaotic and co…
The Ninth Tone
The Ninth Tone is the latest offering from Speak Percussion, an established Melbourne-based “internationally recognised leader in the fields of experimenta…
Christmas in Caulfield: Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland
Christmas has come early to Caulfield with Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland.
Walking into the Big Top, christmas lights adorn the enclosure. There is a…
Christmas Comes to Melbourne: A Christmas Carol
Since first being published in 1843, Charles Dickens ‘ A Christmas Carol’ has captivated audiences.
As the audience enters the theatre a dimly lit stag…
The Wolves present: Marooned
The lights go up to illuminate a minimalistic stage with clouds floating on a screen behind, as we are introduced to our cast of characters.
We are in a…
Verona Takes Centre Stage in Shakespeare-In-Between: Romeo & Juliet
Romeo and Juliet, famously, only had eyes for each other. But what about the rest of poor old Verona? Enter ‘Shakespeare-In-Between: Romeo & Juliet’. In a …
Peter And The Starcatcher
Ever wonder how Peter Pan came to be in Neverland? Or how he got his name? Or the exact means by which Captain Hook ‘acquired’ (or perhaps I should more ac…
Madwoman Monologues
The Butterfly Club has once again been set alight by brilliantly talented performers as part of the final season of Madwoman Monologues.
The show is pro…
Commandante: Nice Cinematography
The opening of Comandante felt like a perfume ad for one of the big Italian fashion houses; a Dolce & Gabbana or Prada. A young woman in 1940’s dress, loo…
The Milky Way Film Review
The Milky Way, the creation of multi-talented Israeli director, writer and editor Maya Kenig is a thought-provoking story with a hint of dystopia surroundi…
Diane Warren Relentless: Eccentric Honest and Real
“Diane Warren: Relentless” is a documentary that portrays the making of one of the world’s most successful songwriters. A Golden Globe, Oscar and Grammy wi…
All About the Levkoviches Film Review
All About the Levkoviches is about love, inclusion, and the need to be accepted especially by your family.
It tells the story of a well-meaning but tena…
Fuhrer and Seducer Film Review
‘Fake news’ is a term we are all too familiar with. However, it was not invented by one of the candidates in the current USA elections. Joseph Goebbels, th…
Welcome to Yiddishland: Reviving A Dying Language
Ros Horin’s Welcome to Yiddishland is a charming and lighthearted exploration of modern art and the Yiddish language. We are introduced to a host of chara…
Kiss Me Kate: Presented by The Gilbert and Sullivan Society
The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of WA return for their second major production of 2024; straying from the traditional G&S their name suggests, presenting …
Kid Sister Film Review
Kid Sister: What a masterfully funny and refreshing television series.
Created and written by Simone Nathan, who also brilliantly portrayed the lead ro…
There’s Still Tomorrow Film Review
Let me set the scene for you.
Italy, post WWII. We are being introduced into what one assumes to be another black and white a run of the mill black and…
Poe Dreams of Madness
Decked out with skeletons, skulls and all décor dark and spooky, the moment theatre goers stepped into the Garrick Theatre, they were transported into a go…
Maria Montessori Film Review
Léa Todorov’s directorial debut feature film ‘Maria Montessori’ offers a biopic of the Italian doctor’s journey in revolutionising children’s pedagogy. Mar…
The Beautiful Summer
Adapted from Cesare Pavese’s 1949 novel, ‘The Beautiful Summer’ written and directed by Laura Luchetti offers an evocative portrayal of self-discovery, lon…
Mother and Son: Presented By Hunters Hill Theatre
Mother and Son, a masterful stage adaptation of the beloved 1984-1994 TV show, opens in a stereotypical living room of a household that’s been lived in for…
Blur: A Home in the Country
Blur: To the End is a documentary that takes fans behind the scenes of Blur’s long-awaited return to the studio to record their first album in over a decad…
Grand Horizons
The name “Grand Horizons” evokes an image of expansive possibilities, a bright future, and a world of untapped potential. It suggests a place where grand t…
The Stones and Brian Jones: British Film Festival
This is a story about a very unsure, depressed, anxious young man, who just happened to form the greatest rock and roll band of all time.
I’m a fan. I’…
Arts Theatre Cronulla Presents: The 39 Steps
High-paced physical comedy and a wildly multi-talented cast carry this chaotic and hilarious staged version of Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at Cronulla Arts Th…
This Time Next Year: British Film Festival
“This Time Next Year” isn’t just your average romantic comedy; it’s a delightful romp that delivers laughs while diving deeper into the messy, complicated …
Hornsby Musical Society Presents – Urinetown: The Musical
Urinetown is undeniably a twenty-first century musical with its humorously cynical take on the social effects of late stage capitalism. Hornsby Musical Soc…
The Old Fitz Presents: The Female Of The Species
Arriving at the Old Fitz for the play, your night is already off to a great start. As the only surviving pub-theater in Australia, this atmospheric venue i…
The Kingdom of Eucalypts: The Enigma of Miles Franklin
Thursday night’s rainy Halloween seemed a fitting time to see a play about the ageing, once successful Australian writer and activist, Miles Franklin, who …
Shark Island Presents: The Pool
After making waves at the Sydney Film festival, Ian Darling’s The Pool goes into this November. The film presents Bondi Icebergs as we know it, and as we h…
Falling into Place: British Film Festival
Set against the stark backdrop of a bleak Scottish winter, “Falling into Place” invites viewers into a world where two lost souls briefly collide in a bar,…
Pymble Players: The 39 Steps
For their final production before they repair to Chatswood, the Pymble Players present The 39 Steps. David Allsop’s directing of Partick Barlow’s 2005 play…