Theatre First
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -A companion podcast to Movies First, with all things Theatre related…reviews and more from the world of the live stage. Presented by respected reviewer Alex First
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Wakey, Wakey
May 02, 2019 11:52 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Wakey, Wakey (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Will Eno’s evocative imagery and preoccupation with the nature of being has been compared to that of Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee. His latest play is both a celebration and a meditation on life; a stand-up style provocation that prompts us to re-examine our relationship to the world. Wakey, Wakey explores how human dignity and our eloquence...
La Traviata Stripped and Dressed in Jazz and Blues (a review)
April 29, 2019 13:51 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). La Traviata stripped and dressed in Jazz and Blues ((The Mens Gallery, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Emotionworks Cut Opera performs ‘La Traviata stripped and dressed in Jazz and Blues’ at Melbourne's iconic and sumptuous table top dancing club – The Men’s Gallery. This is opera fusion - cut down to 90 minutes and fused with great jazz and blues standards.Between Saturday 27 April 2019 4:00 PM and Sunday 5 ...
Slaughterhouse Five ((Monash Uni Student Theatre, Theatre Works Melbourne, Australia) (review)
April 26, 2019 04:41 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Slaughterhouse Five ((Monash Uni Student Theatre, Theatre Works Melbourne, Australia) (review) A theatrical adaptation of one of the most loved, important novels of the 20th Century. This all happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. The aliens, spaceships, human zoo and assassination, perhaps less so. But there really was a city called Dresden and it really was firebombed during ...
A-List Comedy Sampler Melbourne Comedy Festival (Melbourne, Australia) (review)
April 13, 2019 08:13 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). A-List Comedy Sampler Melbourne Comedy Festival (Melbourne, Australia) (a review) Hosted by Triple M’s Lawrence Mooney, this event features the hottest rising stars of the comedy world (and a secret special guest or two), lovingly hand-picked to provide you with the ultimate comedy sampler. If you're not sure what to see this Comedy Festival what better way to check out a short set from some of the best acts...
Alphabet Soup (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
April 13, 2019 07:48 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Alphabet Soup (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (a review) Who says that mime is daggy, clowns are scary and only boys can beatbox? Dive into this surreal adventure with this beatboxing clown (as seen in the smash-hit family show Ruby’s Wish) as she uses her magic looping jacket and your imagination to take you on a journey into her Alphabet Soup. This all-ages show promises to kick your imagination into...
The Ultimate Vegas Show (Crown Theatre, Perth, Australia) (review)
April 13, 2019 07:34 - 2 minutes - 2.89 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Ultimate Vegas Show (Crown Theatre, Perth, Australia) (review) The Ultimate Vegas Show is coming to Crown Theatre, Perth. If you've never been to Vegas, this is your chance to witness all the sizzle and spectacle of a true sequin-studded Las Vegas show. Featuring world-class illusionists and circus acts, Australia's best performers will pay tribute to Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, and many other legendar...
West Side Story (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
April 13, 2019 07:19 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). West Side Story (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) The moment the curtain went up on the original West Side Story on Broadway, musical theatre changed forever. Hailed as the greatest Broadway musical of all time, the genius of West Side Story's creators is unquestioned. The remarkable collaboration between Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins produced a timeless ...
The Merger (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
April 13, 2019 00:39 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Merger (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Now an acclaimed feature film adaptation starring Damian Callinan, Kate Mulvany, and John Howard, Callinan returns to the stage with the one-man tour-de-force that inspired the Cinefest OZ Prize nominated ‘instant classic’ (Film Blerg). The dysfunctional Bodgy Creek Roosters Footy Club is in trouble and will either have to fold or merge with thei...
174: Robot Song (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
March 31, 2019 11:20 - 4 minutes - 4.71 MBRobot Song (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review) When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete meltdown. Juniper stops eating, she refuses to return to school and her parents become increasingly desperate. Finally, after exhausting all other avenues her parents resort to the only thing they have left, a giant singing robot. Based on a true story, Ro...
173: Muriel's Wedding: The Musical (review)
March 27, 2019 06:41 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Experience one of the most iconic and loved Australian films of all time in this big, brash and very cheeky new musical Stuck in a dead-end life in Porpoise Spit, Muriel dreams of the perfect wedding – the dress, the church, the attention. Unfortunately, there’s one thing missing. A groom. Following her dreams to Sydney, Muriel end...
172: Bin Laden: The One-Man Show (review)
March 27, 2019 06:12 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Bin Laden: The One-Man Show (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review) “My name is Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Aboud bin Laden al Qatani and tonight, ladies and gentleman, I am going to show you how to change the world” The world’s most notorious terrorist tells his remarkable, provocative, multi-award-winning story. Following a critically acclaimed USA tour this incendiary, intelligent debut from Ro...
171: 50 Shades! The Musical Parody (review)
March 27, 2019 05:39 - 4 minutes - 4.15 MB50 Shades! The Musical Parody (Alex Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) 50 Shades! The Musical Parody explores the steamy relationship between our well known characters (the naive hardware store employee and the handsome business man with unconventional sexual practices), as seen through the eyes of three women in a book club. As they devour the novel, the characters affair comes to life around them. If one is expecting to see Fifty Shades Of Grey in its entirety, they are mis...
170: Dance Nation (Red Stitch Theatre) (review)
March 20, 2019 02:04 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBDance Nation (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Dance Nation follows a troupe of pre-teens as they navigate the hyper-sexualised, ultra-competitive world of competitive dance. In this world of sequinned leotards and six-foot trophies, the dancers themselves – their needs, their hopes, their fears – matter least. Dance Nation is a comical and excruciating look at the moment when girls become aware of their own power – and of its limits. Performed by a cast of matur...
169: A View From A Bridge (MTC, Melbourne) (review)
March 13, 2019 00:25 - 4 minutes - 3.89 MBA View From A Bridge (MTC Melbourne, Australia) (review) Brooklyn dockworker Eddie Carbone and his wife Beatrice agree to take in two Sicilian relatives – illegal immigrants trying to find work. Hardworking Marco is sending money home to his wife and sick children. Rodolpho is chasing the American dream, but finds being different makes him an outsider. When Rodolpho falls for Eddie’s niece Catherine, the protective uncle must confront his own feelings and his jealous mistrust threa...
168: 33 Variations (review)
March 12, 2019 10:03 - 5 minutes - 5 MB33 Variations (The Comedy Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review) An obsession, a love story, family dysfunction and a two century-old mystery combine in the witty and deeply moving play 33 Variations, a theatrical event that brings together the most prestigious cast ever assembled on an Australian stage. Dr Katherine Brandt is a musicologist trying to solve the riddle of why one of the world’s greatest musical geniuses became consumed by a forgettable piece of music by a mediocre ...
167: Jersey Boys (Regent Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review)
March 07, 2019 02:17 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBJersey Boys (Regent Theatre Melbourne, Australia) (review) JERSEY BOYS is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were thirty! Worldwide hits include Big Girls Don’t Cry, Sherry, Walk Like A Man, Oh What A Night and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. For more information ...
166: Arbus & West (review)
February 25, 2019 07:14 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBArbus & West (Melbourne Theatre Company) (review) Hollywood bombshell Mae West built her career on lookin’ good – walkin’ the walk and talkin’ the talk – while legendary photographer Diane Arbus was famous for finding beauty in the everyday. When Diane turns up at Mae’s glistening LA apartment in 1964 to take her portrait, tensions quickly flare. Mae’s version of herself is very different to the one Diane wants to catch on film. But whose version wins out when a master of illusion ...
165: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two (review)
February 24, 2019 07:26 - 7 minutes - 6.67 MBHarry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2 (Melbourne Australia) (review) Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The critically acclaimed play has won 24 major theatre awards in the UK and is the most-awarded production in the history of Britain’s prestigious...
164: Mr Burns, A Post Electric Play (review)
February 23, 2019 00:08 - 3 minutes - 3.72 MBMr Burns, A Post Electric Play (fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne Australia) (review) In the aftermath of an untold apocalyptic event, a group of strangers huddle around a makeshift campfire, distracting themselves by piecing together a half-forgotten episode of their favourite show, The Simpsons. But will pop culture survive in a world without electricity? Astonishing and disturbing in equal measure, Lightning Jar Theatre is proud to present the Melbourne premiere, directed by John...
13: Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Malthouse Theatre) (review)
February 09, 2019 07:44 - 4 minutes - 5.76 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Barbara and the Camp Dogs (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne Australia) (review) Roar in on a motorbike, pull up a seat at the bar and settle in for an unforgettable rock musical. Barbara fronts a pub rock band, captivating crowds with cutting wit, diabolical rage and unrepentant sexuality. She may be fun, she may be dangerous, and she may be speeding headlong towards a dead end. Rene, her cousin, hears that Mum...
162: Sweet Phoebe (Red Stitch Theatre) (Review)
February 06, 2019 07:09 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Sweet Phoebe (Red Stitch, Melbourne Australia) (review) Helen and Frazer have worked it all out. Together. Supportive of one another, they’re taking all the steps towards great mutual success. So surely they can deal with dog-sitting Phoebe — even if they’d rather not. For more information visit https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/season-2019/the-lady-in-the-van/ Theatre First RSS feed: https://fee...
161: The Lady in the Van (MTC) (review)
February 03, 2019 11:20 - 5 minutes - 5 MBThe Lady in the Van (MTC, Melbourne Australia) (review) The Lady in the Van is a mostly true story of the fascinating relationship between the award-winning British writer and his long-term guest. Was she a fugitive on the run? A talented pianist? A nun? Or just an old lady struggling with mental health and homelessness? Touching, uplifting and heartbreakingly honest, The Lady in the Van is classic Alan Bennett. Share the fondness and frustrations of the legendary writer as he nav...
160: Underground Railroad Game (Malthouse Theatre) (review)
February 02, 2019 05:24 - 3 minutes - 3.44 MBUnderground Railroad Game (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Underground Railroad Game is a darkly comedic take on how the post-colonial world has become jaundiced by its racially-charged backstory. With repartee, acuity, and nudity, creators and performers Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard interrogate the confusion of arguments and stereotypes that have arisen from the shadows of Western society. The New York Times heralds it as one of the best, most influent...
159: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
December 21, 2018 11:06 - 2 minutes - 2.89 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) Following hot on the wobbly heels of the box office hit The Play That Goes Wrong, Mischief Theatre brings its triumphant disaster Peter Pan Goes Wrong from London’s West End to Australia. Nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, Peter Pan Goes Wrong turns the J.M. Barrie classic, Peter Pan, into ‘a joyous masterclass of physical com...
158: Evita (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
December 11, 2018 00:19 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Evita (Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia) (review) With more than 20 major awards to its credit, the original Broadway and West End production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical EVITA is now playing at Arts Centre Melbourne. EVITA charts the story of Eva Perón, wife of Argentine dictator Juan Perón, from her humble beginnings through to the extraordinary wealth, power and status which ultim...
157: Perpetual Frustration Machine (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review)
December 09, 2018 05:19 - 3 minutes - 3.8 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Perpetual Frustration Machine (Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia) (review) PERPETUAL FRUSTRATION MACHINE is a raw thrust into the human drives of our desires, combining text and the physical discipline of circus. Co-creators, Stephen Sewell and Zebastian Hunter, have imagined a circus drama that explores desire for the unattainable. For more information visit http://www.theatreworks.org.au/program/perpetu...
156: Huckleberry:A Musical Adventure (review)
December 02, 2018 03:22 - 3 minutes - 3.82 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Huckleberry: A Musical Adventure (Chapel Off Chapel) Set in 1895 when Mark Twain lectured in Australia, Huckleberry: A Musical Adventure is a re-imagining of Twain’s masterpiece for the 21st Century and turns gender and racial stereotypes on their head. Four actors create six roles and sing fourteen original songs in Chris Wallace’s version of Twain’s classic. Women play both Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer i...
155: Rent (Chapel Off Chapel) (Review)
November 30, 2018 22:36 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Rent (Chapel Off Chapel) With an inspirational message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity is still a relevant story for a modern audience. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical RENT – The Musical is proudly presented by James Terry (Motown Live, The Pack Australia, TheatrePeople’s Industry Night), Directed by Mark Taylor (First Date), Music...
154: A Very Kransky Christmas (review)
November 30, 2018 00:45 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). A Very Kransky Christmas (Alex Theatre St. Kilda) Cloistered in the old rickety family house in their hometown of Esk in Queensland, the musical sisters’ traditional Christmas festivities have until now been shrouded in secrecy. For this very special season they let you into their world of egg nog, panty-hose and painted chokos. From Enya to Silent Night, Daft Punk to The Twelve Days Of Christmas, these dysf...
153: Santa's Magical Kingdom (Melbourne) (review)
November 26, 2018 01:42 - 3 minutes - 3.17 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Santa’s Magical Kingdom (Melbourne) Melbourne get ready to see a truly magical experience. Santa’s Magical Kingdom returns this November and December 2018!. The magic of Christmas will come alive at Santa’s Magical Kingdom with an interactive walk-through adventure land including everything that you love about Christmas, plus the Bertocchi International Spectacular Christmas Show that will amaze everyone at C...
152: Pins And Needles (review)
November 26, 2018 01:09 - 2 minutes - 2.65 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Pins And Needles Carolyn and Fay have both been happily heterosexually married for most of their adult life. But it’s never too late for exploration... right? A heartfelt, humorous look into love, lasagne, and that tingling feeling of forever growing up. For more information visit https://melbourne.eventful.com/events/pins-and-needles-/E0-001-119874313-4@2018121519 Theatre First RSS feed: https://feed...
151: 80 Minutes No Interval (review)
November 26, 2018 00:30 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). 80 Minutes No Interval (Theatreworks) Louis is a failing novelist, which wouldn’t be the case if he’d stop messing with tense and obscuring narrative. He used to be a theatre reviewer, and he’d still be doing that if a red box hadn’t been invented that writes perfect reviews. His girlfriend would still be around if he’d stopped taking her to the theatre, and he’d have a home if he hadn’t worn out his welcome ...
150: Lamb (A New Play with Songs) (review)
November 23, 2018 00:53 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Lamb (A New Play with Songs) (Red Stitch Theatre) From multi-award-winning playwright Jane Bodie, and featuring original songs by Mark Seymour (Mark Seymour and the Undertow, Hunters and Collectors), Lamb is the story of one family on an Australian sheep farm, over generations – the guilt of those who left; the lost desires of those who stayed behind. For more information visit www.facebook.com/events/4023...
149: The Celebrating Whitney Houston Show (review)
November 18, 2018 05:53 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). The Celebrating Whitney Houston Show Whitney Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, with 200 million records sold worldwide. Join us for an 11 piece Melbourne show group starring TILARNI as Whitney, presenting the story of Whitney Houston with narrative, visuals and of course the music. The show includes a host of international hits such as I Will Always Love You, Greatest Love Of All,...
148: Twelfth Night (MTC)
November 17, 2018 06:03 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Twelfth Night (MIC production) Mistaken identities, love triangles and elaborate pranks – Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy comes to the stage in a dazzling new production by one of Australia’s most acclaimed directors, Simon Phillips (Macbeth, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, the Musical), featuring music by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall (Muriel’s Wedding The Musical) and lavish set design & period c...
147: Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men (review)
November 17, 2018 04:45 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men Take a trip down memory lane with Just a Couple of Song and Dance Men, a lively, quirky and toe-tapping tribute to the Hollywood performers of the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Sharing its name with the 1975 vinyl album by Fred Astaire and Bing Cosby, revisit the amazing dance routines and memorable songs of these two legends and others like Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Frank Sina...
146: Next Move 11 (review)
November 12, 2018 00:44 - 3 minutes - 3.25 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Next Move 11 Chunky Move presents Next Move 11 featuring two new works choreographed and performed by company dancers Lauren Langlois and Joel Bray. In an absurd vision of a future that’s hurtling towards us, Lauren Langlois and James Vu Anh Pham present physicality as the last frontier of what it means to be human. A hybrid of contemporary dance and physical theatre, Nether invites you to enter an exhilarat...
145: School of Rock The Musical (review)
November 10, 2018 00:08 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). School of Rock The Musical Based on the iconic, hit movie, this irresistible new musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a supply teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight –A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their pare...
144: Astroman (review)
November 02, 2018 01:18 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Astroman (MTC) Step back in time to the 80s. Gary Ablett has just signed with Geelong. Cyndi Lauper blares through the stereo. And for gifted young teenager, Jimmy Djalu, the local video arcade is the place to be over summer. His mum knows better than anyone that Jimmy is a special kid with the world at his feet, but will he ever find the courage to reach for the stars? Directed by Helpmann award-winning dir...
143: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (review)
November 02, 2018 00:50 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder is the hilariously funny musical about Monty Navarro, a penniless clerk who discovers he is ninth in line to be Lord D’Ysquith, the Earl of Highhurst. But when the D’Ysquith family dismiss Monty’s claim, all eight family members in line to be Earl, surprisingly start dying from unnatural causes! This dastardly plot has been created t...
142: Songs For Swingin' Lovers (review)
October 21, 2018 06:50 - 2 minutes - 2.28 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Songs for Swingin’ Lovers Songs For Swingin’ Lovers! by Lachlan Graham and Amelia Homes is a memoir of love, lust, and regret set to Frank Sinatra’s title album and illustrated through song and dance. Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! explores the ‘concept’ that lives within the album. It doesn’t take place in any particular setting but is more an expression of the themes and trends within each track. With a cast o...
141: One and The Other (Review)
October 20, 2018 04:46 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). One and The Other These circus luminaries combine classic stunts, ascerbic truths, and audacious acts in a wonderfully exposing and messy celebration. Circus Oz, Legs on the Wall, desoxy, Cirque du Soleil, RetroFuturismus and Die Roten Punkte… these performers have done it before. Watch them dodge yet another curve ball. Wince as old wounds are reopened. Comically candid and slightly alarming, this duo perfor...
140: Re-Member Me (Review)
October 17, 2018 11:45 - 2 minutes - 2.62 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Re-Member Me Dickie Beau might never get to play Shakespeare’s tragic prince—so the award-winning lip-sync fabulist has transformed into a human mix-tape, channelling recordings of the great historical performances of theatre’s most famous role. Seance meets documentary in this wry voyage “re-membering” the ghosts of Hamlet past and stumbling upon the remarkable story behind the greatest Hamlet almost never...
139: Suddenly Last Summer (Red Stitch Actors Theatre)
October 15, 2018 00:40 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Suddenly Last Summer (Red Stitch Actors Theatre) Savagely poetic and provocative, Tennessee Williams’ Suddenly Last Summer is a nightmarish contemporary masterpiece. This is Sebastian’s garden, a place where the line between truth and lies, sanity and insanity are blurred. Welcome to the eerie Garden District, filled with Venus flytraps, subversive secrets, and broken hearts. The only son of wealthy widow V...
138: NINE The Musical (review)
October 14, 2018 03:04 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). NINE The Musical From the romantic streets and canals of Venice, comes the exquisite and captivating story of NINE The Musical. The spotlight is on famed Italian film director Guido Contini who is suffering debilitating writer’s block, while facing a marriage breakdown in the middle of having a mid-life crisis. At the age of 40, Guido must call on the nine closest and most powerful women in his life to pu...
137: Lexicon (review)
October 14, 2018 00:29 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Lexicon Daring, seductive and utterly contemporary, Lexicon is a celebration of the past, present and future of circus—a world of magic and laughter inhabited by quiet misfits and furious poetry. It’s been 250 years since Philip Astley dreamed up the circus ring and along the way created modern circus as we know it. Now the UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company has taken that pivotal moment as...
136: On Broadway (review)
October 07, 2018 01:31 - 2 minutes - 2.85 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). On Broadway Celebrating everything that is Broadway, On Broadway features some of the most iconic Show-tunes of all time! From Rogers & Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Rent to West Side Story, A Chorus Line and everything in between. On Broadway is guaranteed to have you dancing in your seat and singing in the shower for weeks to come. Featuring 8 rising stars of the Musical Theatre world and a liv...
135: Madiba The Musical (review)
October 06, 2018 07:42 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Madiba The Musical The powerful and uplifting Madiba the Musical is a soul-stirring celebration of the visionary leader Nelson Mandela. The epic show pays tribute to the charismatic icon and activist whilst exploring the struggles, racial conflicts and divisions behind his unyielding crusade for reconciliation in South Africa. The show about destiny and desire springs to life with vigour and heart, and looks...
134: Trustees (review)
October 06, 2018 07:14 - 4 minutes - 4.67 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Trustees In a major policy shift, the government has announced a moratorium on funding for performing arts organisations Australia-wide. The Trustees of Melbourne’s fictional Lone Pine Theatre Company gather to assess the damage—but what dark clouds might rise from the ashes? Amid the chatter and outrage and belligerence of public conversation lies a void: the Great Australian Silence. What are we afraid of ...
133: Ambushed (review)
October 03, 2018 12:23 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Ambushed Ambushed is a new Australian musical. At the centre of this poignant, comical and uplifting musical is Angela. Angela is a single mother with two children. Her daughter Kat is a confident, strident young woman starting university whilst her son Tom is deeply reflective and unsure of the world outside the home. Angela feels she met her soulmate in high school and has never shaken off the belief th...