

To the edifying sounds of Italian opera, in a blaze of high-tech lighting, Da Vinci’s second most famous painting is instantly transformed.

Imagine a group of people 5 metres above you swaying hypnotically on poles like a field of wheat in a breeze as the Melbourne skyline lights up in a burst of fireworks to a chorus of happy sighs from the audience.

Miss Saigon is confidently performed, with a crisp pace that builds to greater and greater heights of emotional catharsis.

Unseen Theatre Company provides another rousing and hilarious incursion into the fantastical Discworld with its latest production The Last Continent.

The star of the work is a walking, talking, human-sized teddy bear. But, like the bear, the relationships and the realities of the characters in this production are not what they seem.

It was a dazzling performance by an ensemble of musicians who are clearly committed to the music they play, and who obviously gain great enjoyment from it.