Theatre & Dance

Latest Melbourne theatre and dance reviews and previews

New musicals
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New musicals

London has the West End, but here in Melbourne, it's all about the East End  
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Latest theatre reviews

The Birds
Theatre

The Birds

3 out of 5 stars
Beware the feathered menace from the skies as Paula Arundell mightily tackles Daphne du Maurier’s spooky story
Southbank
Beetlejuice the Musical
Theatre

Beetlejuice the Musical

4 out of 5 stars
Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times)
Melbourne
Hadestown
Theatre

Hadestown

4 out of 5 stars
As with all the best folk and jazz, this Broadway hit’s mythmaking merriment smuggles melancholy in its bones
Melbourne

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The Birds
Theatre

The Birds

3 out of 5 stars
Beware the feathered menace from the skies as Paula Arundell mightily tackles Daphne du Maurier’s spooky story
Southbank
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What's on in Melbourne

Jesus Christ Superstar
Theatre

Jesus Christ Superstar

3 out of 5 stars
It’s impossible to have a terrible time with this megawatt revival, but can we ever ask more from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s love of spectacle?
Melbourne
Beetlejuice the Musical
Theatre

Beetlejuice the Musical

4 out of 5 stars
Raise unholy hell with Eddie Perfect’s musical summoning of the demon whose name we must not utter (three times)
Melbourne
Hadestown
Theatre

Hadestown

4 out of 5 stars
As with all the best folk and jazz, this Broadway hit’s mythmaking merriment smuggles melancholy in its bones
Melbourne
The Birds
Theatre

The Birds

3 out of 5 stars
Beware the feathered menace from the skies as Paula Arundell mightily tackles Daphne du Maurier’s spooky story
Southbank