Miss Peony may be to the Australian Chinese, what ‘Wog Boy’ was to the Australian Greek community – a way to portray complex experiences wrapped up in humour. Or, in other words, to slip political and cultural messages into a comedy.
This production of Stephen Sondheim’s murderous musical melodrama lives up to its subtitle of Musical Thriller, for it is thrilling in every way.
Ballroom and indigenous dance are not an obvious combination, but Burn The Floor, in collaboration with Mitch Tambo and a cohort of esteemed artists, give it a red hot go in brand new show Walanbaa Yulu-Gi.
While there is interaction with the audience in a charming dance scene and the characters consistently break the fourth wall, there’s very little else to draw you in as an audience member. Overall, this version of Romeo and Juliet was unfortunately, underwhelming.
Brash, raw, confronting, contesting, Tough Titties is a rave revue railing against the prevailing patriarchy with a tongue firmly between the cheeks, chomping on myriad bits, biting off more than you can choose.
Yes we have had other block-buster musicals, but Mary Poppins sets spectacular new benchmarks in theatre production.