Music theatre

‘This is how theatre used to be immersive before the fourth wall: a participatory ritual of joy and storytelling and song.’ Robert Reid on Calamity Jane

Gothic has strong moments but ultimately feels like a superficial exploration of the genre, says First Nations Emerging Critic and goth fan Carissa Lee

‘A yearning for simpler times, simpler narratives and endless familiarity’: Robert Reid reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock

‘Trauma, its aftershocks, its fragmentation, its strange, loud silence.’ Alison Croggon on Rawcus’ Song for a Weary Throat

‘It makes me believe that magic can happen’: New Review critic Monique Grbec on Sheree Stewart’s Pilepileta at Melbourne Fringe 

A musical about the foundation of the Australian wool industry is a fun romp that misses some opportunities, says New Review critic Sumudu Samarawickrama

Robert Reid is charmed by The Rest is Drag at the Butterfly Club, a melodrama for contemporary times

First Nations Emerging Critic Carissa Lee on Mojo Juju’s Native Tongue, a family saga of self-discovery

“Think it can’t happen again? It’s already happening.” Robert Reid on two unsettlingly timely productions – Robyn Archer’s Dancing on the Volcano and Michael Gurr’s Crazy Brave

The future is female: Robert Reid reviews Maude and Anni Davey’s retro-futuristic Brave World at Fortyfive Downstairs