Whats The Show – Show Reviews of all kinds from around the nation.
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…
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…
Crimson Gully
Powerful and engrossing, Crimson Gully is the brilliantly written play by Sreekanth Gopalakrishnan.
Set in the 1990s, the story centres on a brothel wi…
Scandalous Cabaret
Scandalous Cabaret is a fusion of Circus, Comedy and Cabaret all rolled into one travelling act in a tent. With a larger cast of twelve performers they adv…
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…
Put Some ‘DO RE MI’ Into Your Life!
The Sound of Music at the Melville Theatre Company revisits the famous story of a novice sent to work for a widowed naval captain and his seven children. I…
The 39 Steps – Tugun Theatre
The 39 Steps is a comedic and farcical adventure that follows an ordinary man thrown in the throes of a spy action thriller.
The unique thing about the…
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…
St Judes Players Presents: A Hard God
The St Judes Players give a very honest and touching performance of Peter Kenna’s ‘A Hard God’.
Set in the 1940s the play meanders through the lives of…
The Elvis Big Band Tribute Show
The Elvis Big Band Tribute Show is touring Melbourne and regional Victoria, so for all of you Elvis-loving fans out there, head out and enjoy a night of mu…
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The Last Train to Madeline
The Last Train to Madeline is an emotive and nostalgic play, following childhood best friends Maddy and Luke in Wangaratta throughout the ages of 8, 16 and…
Blood in the Water
Playwright Jorja Bentley has authored a gripping and provocative theatre show with ‘Blood in the Water’. The show comes laden with content warnings: sexual…
Shrapnel
‘Shrapnel’, performed by Natalie Gamsu at Fortyfive Downstairs is a distinctly charming recital depicting Gamsu’s life from being a young jewish girl livin…
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…
The Promised Land Film Review
The inimitable Mads Mikkelsen heads the cast of this epic drama, set in 18th Century Jutland, Denmark. The main narrative revolves around one Captain Ludvi…
Spanish Film Festival: Un Amor
Un Amor is a delirious dive into the torment experienced by a young woman who walked away from the stress of her work interpreting the tragic stories of re…
Spanish Film Festival: Upon Open Sky
Upon Open Sky is a Mexican crime drama set in the 90s, mainly in the Coahuila desert, an arid expanse covering much of the border between Mexico and the US…
Spanish Film Festival: Artificial Justice
Artificial Justice is an offering from Spanish filmmaker Simon Casal as part of the HBSC Spanish Film Festival. The film poses an important ethical questio…
Spanish Film Festival: Jokes and Cigarettes
Director David Trueba says of his film Jokes and Cigarettes – “This is a film about humour, and about survival. Eugenio was one of the most popular comedia…
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival held from 31 May to 2 June 2024 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC), offers an unparalleled opportu…
A Melange of Glamour, Tragedy, and Timeless Resonance!
The Princess Theatre was packed to the brim for the grand opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard Musical. After nearly three decades, this reima…
Billy Elliot Shines With CLOC Musical Theatre
This is the 60th anniversary year of CLOC Musical Theatre (formerly Cheltenham Light Opera Company) and president Ric Birkett is beaming proud of Billy Ell…
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Bernie Dieters Club Kabarett
Bernie Dieter is back with a bootylicious BANG and its settings on stun!
Dare to enter if you can handle the heat. A sultry fusion of circus, song an…
Limbo The Return – A Transcendental Glimpse into Another World
The cast of Limbo The Return, was extraordinary! Playing to a packed sell-out house at The Grand Electric, their opening Sydney performance transported the…
A Workout Disguised The Disco Loco Way
I found my musical inner dancing child on this Vivid Sydney Silent Disco Night Tour!
A Silent Disco isn’t a new concept. It’s been popular since the 1990…
The Spook
Travel back to the heart of 1960s working class Australia with ‘The Spook,’ by Melissa Reeves, where the spectre of betrayal looms large and true friendshi…
Dear Diary
‘Dear Diary’, written by Kay Proudlove and directed by Leland Kean, opened last night at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. The one-woman show, starring…
Let’s Kill Agatha Christie – Plotting and Suspects in a Grey Room
I didn’t know what to expect with a title such as this one, ‘Let’s Kill Agatha Christie’. Murder? Mystery? Plot twists, a curious and confident detective, …
Fourteen; A Coming-of-Age Memoir
There are plays which immerse the audience immediately. Fourteen, originally a memoir by Shannon Molloy and adapted by Nelle Lee, Nick Skubij and the autho…
Behind The Headline Of The Front Page
Picture this. The sound of a typewriter, the keys furiously tapping, while multiple phones sound their distinctive “brrrrring!” under a cloud of cigarette …
360 ALLSTARS Circle Back For Another Round
The 360 ALLSTARS are celebrating the anniversary of their first performance in 2013 by taking their phenomenal show on the road across a four-continent wor…
Tempo Tumbles into The Riverside!
Tempo opens with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus ensemble spilling out of the body of a grand piano and executing a precise and impressive flurry of floor acro…
A Mid-Autumn Night’s Frenzy Of Laughter And Joy
Often, the idea of seeing a Shakespearian play conjures up similarities to visiting the opera, symphony, or ballet. There’s a stigma of intelligence, stuff…
Venture Down the Rabbit Hole with Alice in Wonderland
Under a sunny and exceptionally warm Autumn Saturday, families with young children arrive at the Pioneer Gardens expecting to see beloved characters from A…
