Thrones! The Musical

Originally reviewed June 2019 for Theatre People.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Looking to fill that giant Monday night hole that the conclusion of “Game of Thrones” has left in your life? Do you desperately need your Daenerys, Jon Snow, Sansa, Bran, Tyrion fix? Want to wash the bitter taste of season eight out of your brain? Then look no further than “Thrones! The Musical” a sell-out darling of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Mann Up and Take The Paine

Originally reviewed March 2019 for Theatre People.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took the soapy melodrama of Neighbours and combined it with the impromptu hilarity of Whose Line is it Anyway

Well, wonder no more as Colette Mann and Geoff Paine, in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut, spend a 50 highly entertaining minutes demonstrating the “Mann Paine Method” (thumbs up) and how you can successfully act big on a small screen.

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The Choir of Man (2019)

Originally reviewed March 2019 for Theatre People.

Have you ever been sitting at your favourite pub, enjoying a drink with mates and all of a sudden you hear your favourite song playing. You resist the urge to singalong, to stomp your feet, to get up and let it belt from the top of your lungs. No? Just me then. Okay.

But if you have experienced this sensation, then The Choir of Man is your type of show. Truth be told, it’s a show for anyone who enjoys music, mateship, a beer or two and just having a jolly good time.

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The Illusionists

Originally reviewed December 2018 for Theatre People.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Returning to where it all began, the masters of misdirection and the mistresses of mayhem are back to thrill, excite and entertain Sydney audiences this holiday season.

The Illusionists debuted at the Sydney Opera House in 2012 and this brand new production “Direct from Broadway” is nothing short of jaw-droppingly spectacular.

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Stomp

Originally reviewed August 2018 for Theatre People.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Since bursting onto the stage at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991, STOMP troupes have been banging and clashing their way around the world. Returning to Australia following their sellout tour of 2013, eight mind bogglingly talented men and women make up the current Australian & NZ hand clapping, foot stamping STOMP group.

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Sleeping Beauty

Originally reviewed July 2018 for Theatre People.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

If you are looking for some top quality, highly enjoyable, classically traditional, family friendly entertainment these school holiday, then look no further than the latest panto offering from Bonnie Lythgoe and the team at Oz Panto’s Sleeping Beauty: A Knights Avengers Tale.

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Little Women

Originally reviewed April 2018 for Theatre People.

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Bringing to life the March family, North Shore Theatre Company’s first musical following its name change from Chatswood Musical Society is the sweet, heartfelt and charming Little Women

Based on Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War classic novel, the central themes of family bonds, strong female empowerment, staying true to one’s self, friendship and love remain just as relevant today as they did in 1869.

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