Travel addict. Culture vulture. Nerd. Gourmand. Cocktail connoisseur.
Joined June 2017
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5 Jul 2023
Melbourne opera lovers, get in quick for a rare chance to see Mozart's Idomeneo. Here's my review of a delightful @VictorianOpera @OperaAustralia co-production.
5 Jul 2023
Lindy Hume’s new production of this early Mozart opera for @VictorianOpera and @OperaAustralia offers much to delight both eye and ear, writes @MaunderMaxima. limelightmagazine.com.au/rev…
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26 Jun 2023
Critics I admire have given @MusicalMidnight the thumbs down for its artistic & ideological conservatism. Must admit I enjoyed this new Australian musical's take on Cinderella, but it needs tightening up. Here's my review for @LimelightArtsAu
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26 Jun 2023
One-act play Is God Is hits home with themes of family, trauma & revenge - sometimes with visceral force. Here's my review of @MelbTheatreCo's latest.
26 Jun 2023
A cross-country journey of revenge continues the cycle of family violence in this darkly comic American play from @MelbTheatreCo.
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17 Jun 2023
As a major arts festival, Melbourne's #Rising is facing an identity crisis... Here are highs and lows from 2023, with analysis of why the fest needs to be rethought to better serve artists and audiences. @theage
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7 Jun 2023
These AI-generated Miss Universe-style costumes for 20 #Melbourne suburbs are beautiful, cliched and witty. And the winner is ... Miss Brunswick in her avocado hat! 😄
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5 Jun 2023
I walked Tasmania's spectacular Tasman Peninsula for a few wet, grey days. Lucky I took the comfy option with @lifes_an_adv so I could dry my boots & kick back with a wine!
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18 May 2023
I likes my operas staged, but was totally won over by @OperaAustralia's Tannhäuser in concert. Melbourne opera lovers, don't miss the 2nd/final performance! Here's my review. 👏
18 May 2023
★★★★★ A "seemingly inexhaustible" Stefan Vinke leads a world-class ensemble in @OperaAustralia's concert staging of Wagner's epic.
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16 May 2023
Chuffed that my review of Philip Glass' opera Satyagraha was 'liked' by the great man himself! 😃
15 May 2023
Orchestra Victoria in awesome form for a one-off @OperaAustralia concert performance of @philipglass's Gandhi opera Satyagraha, writes @MaunderMaxima. limelightmagazine.com.au/rev…
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11 May 2023
A great Aussie novel is adapted to the stage, with Danny Ball killing it as Ari. Here's my review.
11 May 2023
★★★★½ Published in 1995, Loaded was an extraordinary debut for Christos Tsiolkas. @MalthouseMelb gives the story the staging it needs and deserves.
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8 May 2023
Judith Lucy does Samuel Beckett! Here's my review.
8 May 2023
Comedian Judith Lucy steps up in @MelbTheatreCo's take on a Beckett classic loaded with dark, existential humour.
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4 May 2023
“Whether you support Charles III or Charles III, or even a candidate like Charles III, your vote will count. That’s the beauty of our system” theshovel.com.au/2023/05/04/…
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3 May 2023
Another amazing day exploring Ningaloo Reef @WestAustralia, then relaxing at Mantarays Ningaloo Beach Resort.
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20 Apr 2023
This new Australian musical might have legs! Here's my review.
20 Apr 2023
★★★★ A "refreshingly different" take on the John Merrick story now playing at @ChapelOffChapel.
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20 Apr 2023
Excited to make my @arts_review debut! 😃
Here's my review of Jon Walpole's inventive, kooky One Man Performing a Two-Man Show @micomfestival. Closes soon! artsreview.com.au/jon-walpol…
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18 Apr 2023
From architecture to art, @SydOperaHouse has a lot more than just opera on offer. Turning 50 this year, it's part of my wrap of the world's 10 most amazing opera houses for @australian's Travel Luxury. theaustralian.com.au/travel/…
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Peter Rose's beautifully impassioned review of @MelbourneOpera's often astonishing #RingCycle says it all. Get tickets, if you can.
5 Apr 2023
'This was grand singing and acting that shook the house – unforgettable theatre that once again, as so often in this production, seemed to transcend the form.'
Peter Rose on the conclusion to the Bendigo Ring | @MelbourneOpera
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8 Apr 2023
Great to see @circusoz back in action @micomfestival (including some older performers). Lots of energy and attitude in a fun 50 minute show. 🤗
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7 Apr 2023
Thoughts of its powerful storytelling, heroically played music and exceptional Aussie voices conjure a total experience not to be forgotten. For newcomers or Ringnuts, this is a Ring for all. My earlier review on the 2nd weekend of cycle 1 @arts_review:
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3 Apr 2023
I must write to Aunt Lucy to tell her the good news #Paddington3
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