Melbourne Reviews

Details: Jack Teiwes; 07 July 2007

An energetic businesswoman strides into a room and sits in front of a table lined with different coloured telephones. They all proceed to ring. Chaos, and hilarity, ensue...

Details: Phoebe Hartley; 07 July 2007

If it’s raw entertainment you seek, peppered with tongue in cheek humour and powered by rock and roll, then you’ll feel right at home under this big top.

Details: Matthew Clayfield; 03 July 2007

This is a beautifully written piece, the language segueing marvellously from ferocity to lyricism with the occasional detour through middle-class twaddle thrown in for good measure.

Details: Jan Chandler; 29 June 2007

Theirs is a humour that relies on the shock of non sequiturs, of mad segues off into the unknown, a humour that encourages their audience to let their imaginations run wild.

Details: Anna Lozynski; 25 June 2007

This is a programme of neoclassical dance, a ‘back to basics’ production, without any glamorous tutus, headpieces or jewels to crowd the dancers’ athleticism.

Details: Nic Velissaris; 24 June 2007

Wow! It’s rare that a show elicits a one word exclamation of amazement, but The Burlesque Hour…More! does just that, so once more: Wow!

Details: Stephanie Glickman; 21 June 2007

That’s what I like about Van de Zandt – she’s down to earth, slightly bitter and twisted, and highly entertaining.

Details: Lola MacMillan; 20 June 2007

Set in a stylised housing estate, the play explores the real-life implications of engendering a fundamentalist revenge culture.

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